A classic chocolate eclair recipe! I'll show you how to make a simple choux pastry (for the shells), a classic vanilla pastry cream filling, and that glossy chocolate coating. It might sound like a lot, but the steps are actually pretty simple and you'll be making French pastry … [Read more...]
Cheese Danish
A simple and delicious recipe for flaky and delicious Cheese Danish! These are made with my easy (cheater's) homemade puff pastry, though you can substitute store-bought in a pinch. Cheese Danishes make for a great special occasion breakfast food, they're one of my favorite … [Read more...]
Palmiers
A recipe for buttery, flaky, cinnamon Palmiers! This recipe uses my homemade puff pastry so you can make the entire thing from scratch, but I also include notes for substituting store-bought pastry in case you're in a hurry! Buttery, Flaky, Homemade Palmiers So, on Monday I … [Read more...]
How to Make Puff Pastry (the easy way)
Today we're skipping the frozen store-bought sheets and making our own homemade Puff Pastry recipe! This recipe is an easy "rough" puff pastry that yields flakey, buttery layers but doesn't take hours upon hours to make. A Guide to Making Easy "Rough" Puff Pastry As much as I … [Read more...]
Apple Dumplings
This is my grandmother's old-fashioned Apple Dumpling recipe! Juicy, tender, cinnamon & sugar-spiced apples baked inside a buttery, flaky, and foolproof homemade pie crust and topped off with a simple syrup! Homemade Apple Dumplings I had good, productive plans for … [Read more...]