Vanilla pastry cream, also called crème pâtissière, is a rich and creamy custard perfect for cake fillings, pastries, pies, and tarts. You can whip up silky smooth pastry cream at home with just 6 ...

A classic crème pâtissière (vanilla pastry cream filling) is a creamy custard that is the perfect filling for cakes, eclairs, donuts, and tarts. It has a silky smooth texture and delicious vanilla ...

Pate a choux is the stuff of magic in the kitchen. Pipe a soft, sticky dough onto a baking sheet and slide it into a hot oven. In mere minutes the dough puffs up -- practically exploding to double, ...

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Ina Garten's decadent strawberry tarts recipe was inspired by her visits to Paris with husband Jeffrey. The Barefoot Contessa star explains the steps involved in making strawberry tarts, which ...

FIRST, a French friend brings a spectacular homemade dessert to dinner. It’s a Paris-Brest -- a large ring of choux paste sliced horizontally, filled with praline pastry cream and whipped cream and ...