Recently, I found myself confronted with the tragedy of a bread-less household. Nary a stray tortilla, bread-heel, or crust in sight, my traditional weekend breakfast sando seemed hopelessly ...

Joanne Chang's recipe for chocolate-coated éclairs hews fairly close to the traditional French dessert, with puffy pâte à choux, custardy crème pâtissière, and a bittersweet chocolate glaze. Whipped ...

Only a few simple ingredients are required to make choux pastry at home. Choux pastry can be used for éclairs as well as sweet and savory cream puffs like gougères. It's important to exercise patience ...

Dessert: French chocolate éclairs are one of those timeless pastries that never fail to impress. With their light choux shells, silky chocolate cream, and glossy chocolate glaze, they’re the perfect ...

If you've ever bitten into a crispy, flaky croissant and then later enjoyed a cream-filled éclair, you might assume they're made from the same kind of flakey dough. After all, both have layers, both ...

Whether you realize it or not, choux pastry (or pâte à choux) is the foundation for so many delicious desserts like eclairs and cream puffs. Yes, it is a major part of the French pastry arts—which ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

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Pâte à choux is a versatile dough that can be sweet or savory. Here's how to make it correctly. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College ...

With just flour and eggs, a delicious pastry is created using Grandma’s choux pastry recipe. The preparation is simple and ...

Experience a LIVE demo with Food Network's "Best Baker in America" competitor Andy Chlebana as he makes a delicious choux pastry. Andy won Food Network's Spring Baking Championship in 2015 and Food ...