Krapfen are Austria’s answer to the jelly doughnut: impossibly soft, yeast-leavened pillows of fried dough filled with a bright stripe of apricot jam and dusted in snowy powdered sugar. Once you taste one fresh from the oil, still warm and fragrant, you will never look at a grocery store doughnut the same way again.
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Airy, ridged, and impossibly light, these French crullers are made from choux pastry piped into rings and fried to golden perfection. A delicate honey glaze soaks into every groove, making them utterly irresistible fresh from the fryer.
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Crisp, caramel-topped choux puffs hiding a cloud of silky salted caramel pastry cream – this is the kind of pastry that makes people think you trained in Paris. The craquelin topping is the secret weapon: a thin cookie crust that shatters beautifully and keeps every puff perfectly round.
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Light-as-air choux shells filled with luscious, egg-yolk-rich vanilla pastry cream and dusted with a snow of powdered sugar. Once you understand the simple science behind pâte à choux, you will wonder why you ever bought these from a bakery.
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A classic French showstopper of golden, airy choux pastry filled with an impossibly light hazelnut praline mousseline cream. This recipe walks you through every step so you can bring a true Parisian patisserie experience to your own kitchen.
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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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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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Tall, flaky, and golden-edged, these buttermilk scones have the perfect crumb: tender inside with just the right amount of crisp on top. Made in under an hour with pantry staples, they are the kind of bake that turns an ordinary morning into something worth savoring.
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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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Crisp on the outside, pillowy and hollow within, these classic New Orleans beignets are everything a great fried dough should be. Make them on a slow weekend morning and prepare to dust powdered sugar on absolutely everything nearby.
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