Peel and slice apricots and place in 1 cup of water with 1 cup of sugar. Let boil until the liquid is thick. Strain and cool. Prick the thawed pastry sheet all over with a fork, arrange the silvers of ...

1. Start by combining water, Vegetable Shortening and salt in a pot placed over medium heat and bring to a boil. 2. Reduce the heat to low and add all flour at once. 3. Using a Spatula, mix until the ...

Vanilla pastry cream, also called crème pâtissière, is a rich and creamy custard perfect for cake fillings, pastries, pies, ...

Welcome to the Cooking Corner. On Monday, out friend Heather Berryhill shared how to make a delicious and easy Puff Pastry Spiral Bree. Preheat oven to 400°. Roll out each piece of pastry. Drizzle ...

There’s a cliché in the restaurant industry that line cooks are afraid of pastry. They’ll complain it’s too precise, requires too much measurement. Add to that the fact that most culinary schools silo ...

Back in the days when I was cooking and baking my way through Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” puff pastry was both a challenge and a joy to make. With its crispy, flaky layers and ...

Using a mixer fitted with a dough hook. Combine all the ingredients and mix until a stiff, elastic dough forms. Using a food processor. Combine all the ingredients and pulse until a stiff, elastic ...

NEW ORLEANS — It is the first time one of the most prestigious cooking competitions in the world has ever been judged in the United States. For its U.S. debut, they chose New Orleans as the host city ...

So I cook interesting things. I don't cook stuff most people do, but I make a great Shrimp Scampi, Creme Brulee and a few other things. <BR><BR>My latest conquest will be Souffle. I had had it a few ...