Cinnamon and Cream

Classic Profiteroles with Vanilla Crème Pâtissière and Warm Dark Chocolate Sauce

Light, hollow choux puffs filled with silky vanilla pastry cream and draped in a glossy dark chocolate sauce — this is the kind of dessert that makes a dinner table go quiet. Once you understand the simple science behind choux pastry, you will wonder why you ever found it intimidating.

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Caramelized Cinnamon Sugar Palmiers

These golden, flaky palmiers shatter into buttery layers with a crackling cinnamon sugar crust that caramelizes right on the baking sheet. With just two main ingredients and about 30 minutes of active work, they are one of the most rewarding pastries you can pull from your oven.

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Belgian Liege Waffles with Caramelized Pearl Sugar

Liege waffles are the rich, brioche-dough waffles that street vendors sell warm in Belgium, studded with pearl sugar that melts into crackling caramel pockets as they cook. Once you taste one fresh off the iron, every other waffle will feel like a consolation prize.

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Boston Cream Doughnuts with Silky Vanilla Pastry Cream

Pillowy yeasted doughnuts filled with rich, set-your-spoon-in-it vanilla pastry cream and finished with a glossy dark chocolate glaze — these are the doughnuts bakery cases dream of. Once you make them at home, you will never look at a store-bought version the same way again.

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