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Choux pastry is a pillar of the pastry world. Made out of a few pantry staples, this humble dough is the foundation of many sensational desserts. While you’ve surely seen it adorning bakery pastry ...

When it comes to cooking, Most people would agree that baking can be riddled with questions. Do I really need baking powder and baking soda? What’s the difference between cake flour and all purpose ...

Whether you realize it or not, choux pastry (or pâte à choux) is the foundation for so many delicious desserts like eclairs and cream puffs. Yes, it is a major part of the French pastry arts—which ...

Pate-a-choux is the stuff of magic in the kitchen. Pipe a soft, sticky dough onto a baking sheet and slide it into a hot oven. In mere minutes the dough puffs up — practically exploding to double, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. It’s February and so many changes are being made already. Yet, I’m staying true to my plan to try new ...

Ticking a couple of boxes on Studio 512: learning some French, making a dough that can be used for lots of goodies … and, of course, then eating them! Jennifer Bartos of Make It Sweet stopped by to ...

We all love choux, these fluffy buns from France, filled with custard or whipped cream ! Here is the simpliest recipe ever to achieve this classic pastry ! In a pot, put the water to heat with the ...

Cream puffs are made from a classic dough called pate a choux. “Choux” (pronounced “shoo”) is a French word for cabbages, which is what the puffs resemble. The dough requires just four main ...

1 cup water or milk 1/2 cup Butter (4 tablespoons) 1/2 tsp Salt 1 tbsp Sugar, (if making a sweet pastry) 1 cup Flour 4 Eggs, (1 cup) 1. Place liquid, butter, salt and sugar (if using), in a medium ...