Dessert Pastries
Apple fritters, cream puffs, and other dessert pastries bring dough and fillings together in different forms. Browse pastries for a crisp shell, a tender center, or a layered sweet serving.
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Apple Strudel
1 egg 1 tablespoon water 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced 2…
Blueberries Vol-au-Vent
1½ cups frozen or fresh blueberries ¾ cup plus ⅓ cup sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon water 1½ teaspoons grated lemon zest 1 egg 2 tablespoons all-purpose…
Food Processor Quick Puff Pastry
Leave the frozen stuff on the shelf — chef Nick Malgieri’s fresh puff pastry pastry recipe is tasty and easy to make in your food processor. It appears…
Fast and Easy Puff Pastry
Wonderfully flaky, buttery, tender pastries, turnovers, cheese straws, elephant ears (palmiers), shells for savory fillings, and more can be yours with a minimum of effort. 1½ cups King…
Classic Puff Pastry Pate Feuilletee
The French call it “pate feuilletee,” which means “pastry made leaf-like.” In fact, it has so many “leaves” that it is also called “millefeuille,” meaning a thousand leaves.…
Apple Strudel
New York City’s Poseidon Bakery supplies many of the area’s restaurants with phyllo — paper-thin sheets of dough that are used to make baklava, spanakopita, and this flavorful…
Doughnut Twists
1 Tablespoon active dry yeast (from two ¼ ounce envelopes) ¾ cup whole milk or soy milk warmed 3½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface 6 large…
Chocolate-Almond Pastries
1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from a 17.3-ounce package), thawed 1 large egg, lightly beaten, for egg wash Sanding sugar, for sprinkling 1½ ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped…
Phyllo Cups with Cappuccino Cream
The creamy filling can be made in advance and refrigerated until ready to serve. Try adding a tablespoon of liqueur, like Kahlua or Baileys, before whipping the cream.…
