Category: Cookies-Cake-Pastry

PRODUCT REVIEW: Laura’s Handcrafted Graham Crackers

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Old-fashioned goodness: Laura’s Handcrafted Grahams. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky|THE NIBBLE CAPSULE REPORT: One might lust after the perfect graham cracker without knowing that graham crackers were actually invented to control lust, by The Reverend Sylvester Graham (1794-1851), an eccentric Presbyterian minister from Connecticut. The Reverend believed that physical lust was the cause of maladies, from…
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RECIPE: Classic French Pastry

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Profiteroles are pâte à choux, filled with ice cream and topped with chocolate sauce. Pastry chef Jean-Yves Charon was born in Brittany, a region in the northwest of France. Growing up in France, Jean-Yves got to experience some of the best pastry the world has to offer. He recently shared his knowledge of the classic…
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Kouign-Amann, A Great Yet Little-Known Pastry From France

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[1] This buttery Breton pastry makes an addictive addition to your morning coffee (photo by Corey Lugg | © The Nibble). [2] A seasonal pumpkin kouign-amann pastry (photos #2, #3, and #4 © Patisserie Chanson | New York City). [3] The inside of a lemon-poppy kouign amann. [4] Fresh out of the oven, topped with…
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