Puff pastry might sound fancy, but it's one of the easiest shortcuts to impressive desserts. A few simple ingredients wrapped ...

Puff pastry is my secret weapon for looking like a baking genius without breaking a sweat. Those golden, flaky layers make ...

"These adorable apple tarts have a buttery, crispy pastry with a massive amount of apple flavor, and they're sweetened just ...

A galette is always an easier move than pie (rustic, un-crimped edges are our friends), but this one goes a step further. Instead of making dough from scratch, all you have to do is unwrap a sheet of ...

Puff pastry is one of the most versatile ingredients to have in your kitchen. It can be frozen for months – on call for that last minute dish – and it can be cut, shaped and flavored for a near ...

The Institute of Culinary Education is one of the largest culinary schools in the world, offering both professional and recreational programs in New York City. Here, Chef Jenny McCoy of their School ...

Given the festive nature of the holiday season, cooking can veer towards the elaborate, so it helps to have some quick and easy dishes that impress without a ton of effort. As such, I recommend that ...

Puff pastry is such a fun ingredient. Just watching tiny sheets of pastry grow into huge pillowy towers of buttery goodness in the oven is fun. Most of the time, you bake puff pastry for a savory or ...

Store-bought puff pastry is the base of this beautiful, but simple dessert that serves as a seasonal play on a fruit tart for a crowd. What really makes it special, and differentiates it a little bit ...

One of the things that keeps me excited about what I do is that I am always learning. When I was making puff pastry not long ago, someone asked me why I made a tic-tac-toe-like slash in the process of ...

Pastry chefs like Dominique Ansel, François Payard and Andrea Litvin spend their days crafting up delicious sweets for the world to enjoy. But what are their favorite desserts? We find out. While ...