When you think of puff pastry desserts, you might imagine pristine danishes, sweet tarts, and turnovers on display at a fancy ...

Puff pastry is my secret weapon for looking like a baking genius without breaking a sweat. Those golden, flaky layers make everything feel elegant and impressive, even when the actual work is minimal.

You might think that professional pastry chefs bake everything from scratch — that they’ve come up with a recipe for every dough, frosting, and filling. But even the pros appreciate a good shortcut … ...

There’s a cliché in the restaurant industry that line cooks are afraid of pastry. They’ll complain it’s too precise, requires too much measurement. Add to that the fact that most culinary schools silo ...