Despite a somewhat hazy history, there is absolutely no question that the Zeppole (ZAY-poe-lay) Italian pastry is beyond ...

With a crisp choux pastry shell, a silky chantilly cream filling, and a dusting of sweet powdered sugar, this French-style favorite is just as perfect for a cozy night at home with friends and family ...

Pastry cream has that special gift of being everywhere without ever getting tired of it. It is one of those essential ...

However, this raspberry-chocolate cruller recipe is for a type of cruller called a "French cruller," which is slightly different — these doughnuts are made with choux pastry rather than a cake ...

There are bad pies out there – stodgy, dry, collapsing under the weight of their own mediocrity – but not in Hall McCarron’s world. She believes in the holy trinity: great pastry, a saucy filling and ...

She believes in the holy trinity: great pastry, a saucy filling and (this is important) contrast. “I love the almost raw part of the top of the lid to a pie,” she says. “It’s such a nice ...

Made using an eggy choux pastry, they are delicate and light with a bright lemon flavor in the pastry cream that helps to cut through the richness. Baked and fried versions of zeppole are both ...

Abel believes that the French choux pastry has also inspired a change in the fastelavnsboller. “The dough is lighter and fluffier and it’s made with a variety of fillings: vanilla cream ...