Two such baking challenges are puff pastry and choux pastry. These stars of the pastry case are the reason we have croissants, éclairs, napoleons, and profiteroles, and their magic comes from the ...

Take the cream puffs out of the oven (23) and let them cool before using them (24). Raw choux pastry must be used immediately ...

Stuffed with ice cream, dripping with a delicious Toblerone ganache, these golden pastry puffs are the best Valentine you can bake. They might also be the easiest.

Choux pastry, the base of pastries such as profiteroles, eclairs and gougere, is essentially a paste that when baked, captures steam within it to puff up and produce a hollow case. It’s the ...

Choux pastry has a reputation for being difficult to master, but in fact it’s no bother once you know the technique. A pre-heated hot oven is essential to raise and set the choux and if you take ...

Choux pastry is extremely versatile and can be used to create sumptuous rich deserts as well a more unusual savoury dishes. Place the water, milk, sugar and salt together in a heavy based pan over ...