If you’ve committed to making a pie, tart, or pastry for Thanksgiving but are feeling a little stressed, you can save ...

Tarts look fancy, but they all start with the same thing: a good, sweet shortcrust pastry shell. This easy shortcrust ta ...

Similarly, Schiff emphasizes the importance of resting and chilling the dough well. "Let it chill again once you've rolled ...

Few things make people as nervous in the kitchen as making pastry dough. This is understandable because it’s easy to get wrong, and you can end up with something tough or soggy, instead of a light and ...

When it comes to flaky, buttery pastry, I’m an equal opportunity eater, but that doesn’t mean that all flaky pastry is the same. Puff pastry and phyllo dough are two important flaky doughs. Both are ...

MANY amateur cooks, even quite confident ones, find making pastry intimidating, but making a good pie or tart isn’t that hard once you grasp the basic concepts. When flour is mixed with water, ...