Category: Desserts

RECIPE: Crème Pâtissière, Pastry Cream

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A cream puff stuffed with crème pâtissière, pastry cream. Photo by Stu Spivak | Wikimedia.   When we published an earlier tip for a brambleberry tart, we went to link to a recipe for crème pâtissière—pastry cream—and discovered we hadn’t published one. Zut alors! So here we remedy the situation, and also explain some of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Banana Pudding For Father’s Day

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From-scratch banana pudding is so superior to the quick-recipe variations. Photo by M. Sheldrake | IST. Here’s the recipe.   Two years ago we published a recipe for a truly delicious banana pudding that we had at Virgil’s Real Barbecue in New york City (there’s an outpost in Atlantic City). It’s a complex recipe, layering…
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A Sweet & Savory Waffle Bar For Brunch, Parties & More

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Hold the maple syrup: This Mexican Sunrise Waffle is topped with a fried egg and salsa. Photo courtesy Peach Valley Cafe.   Father’s Day excitement: Turn brunch into a design-your-own waffle bar. We adapted this idea from Peach Valley Cafe, which has a variety of tasty waffles on the menu. Prepare a waffles bar for…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ingredients For Dazzling Desserts

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Dessert lovers: This one’s for you. Today’s tip is adapted from an article by Ann Pietrangel on Care2.com. To get recipes attached to the tips, see the original article. Pietrangel interviewed Chicago-based pastry chef and restauranteur Malika Ameen, a Top Chef Just Desserts contestant and proprietor of By M Desserts. Ameen recommends five ingredients that…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Chili + Chocolate Fondue

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[1] Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with chili-accented chocolate fondue (photo © Sugardaddys Sumptuous Sweeties [permanently closed]). [2] Use chocolate chips, or upgrade to higher-level chocolate (photo © Bella Baker).   Chili and chocolate are an ancient combination. The Mayas and Aztecs, who did not have solid chocolate but consumed cacao as a beverage, flavored it…
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