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Valentine’s Day is just a couple of weeks away, which means ALL the red-and-white themed desserts and pastries! Raspberry and chocolate are my go-to flavors this time of the year, and they’re incredible together in these Raspberry Chocolate Mini Tarts! The chocolate crusts are the perfect vessel for delicious vanilla pastry cream, topped with raspberries …
For National Pastry Day I decided to make my first attempt at choux pastry! Profiteroles have been one of my favorite desserts since I was a kid, but making the pastry itself always seemed to be too daunting (especially after watching so many GBBO technical challenge failures!). It turns out they’re easier to make than …
For this week’s technical challenge, we’ve got a classic raspberry mille feuille! This dessert is one of my favorite pastries that GBBO has made, just based off the fact that it is so beautiful. A mille feuille is a classic French pastry made of 3 layers of puff pastry alternating with 2 layers of pastry …
Is there anything more quintessentially Americana than apple pie? This classic apple pie is perfect for closing out these fall months and using up the last of the fresh apples. The trick to the best flavor is using a variety of apples – rather that just using one kind, mix and match your favorite apples …
Danishes are some of my favorite breakfast pastries! These strawberry Danishes are super simple to make and require minimal ingredients (and store-bought puff pastry!). Finish off with a drizzle glaze for the sweetest breakfast!
Chicken pot pie is one of my favorites foods! I’m not ashamed to admit that I have on occasion just purchased a Marie Callender pie from the grocery store, because making it can be so time-consuming. But a homemade pot pie really can’t be beat, especially with a perfectly buttery, flaky crust!