These puff pastry desserts showcase the pastry's signature flaky, buttery crunch, with clever flavor twists that home bakers can rely on year-round. There’s something seriously irresistible about the ...

As the northwest strawberry season unfolds, enjoy them fresh or even when past their peak By LYNNE SAMPSON CURRY Special to The Oregonian Trends in sweets -- like last year's bacon obsession -- tend ...

What do all the best French desserts—we’re talking eclairs, fruit tarts and Napoleons—have in common? Pastry cream! Also known as crème pâtissière, this mix of sugar, milk, cornstarch and butter is a ...

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, ...

During recent travels through Spain and France, I noticed a common, delicious detail among the many pastries I sampled: the subtle use of vanilla bean pastry cream. Also known as creme patissiere, it ...