Flaky, golden pastry wrapped around a fragrant filling of tender apples, toasted walnuts, and warm cinnamon sugar – this strudel is the kind of recipe that makes the whole house smell like a Viennese bakery. It comes together faster than you might think, and the results are spectacular enough to serve at any gathering.
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A pillowy yeasted cake crowned with a shattering honey-almond caramel and filled with clouds of vanilla pastry cream – this is the German bakery classic you never knew you needed in your life. Once you make it, it will become the cake everyone requests for every occasion.
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Pillowy soft brioche dough swirled with fragrant orange zest, toasted almond filling, and a silky orange glaze that pools into every fold. These rolls are the kind of weekend project that fills your kitchen with the most incredible smell and rewards every minute of effort.
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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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Flaky, laminated yeasted dough wrapped around a silky almond cream cheese filling and bright raspberry preserves, finished with a crisp almond glaze. This showstopper braid is more approachable than it looks, and it tastes like something straight from a proper Scandinavian bakery.
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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 showstopping French classic built from a flaky puff pastry base, a ring of caramel-glazed choux puffs, and clouds of lightly sweetened whipped cream. This is the kind of cake that makes a table go quiet the moment you set it down.
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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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These elegant French eclairs are filled with silky vanilla pastry cream and topped with a glossy dark chocolate glaze that snaps when you bite through it. Once you learn the simple science behind choux pastry, you will wonder why you ever bought them from a bakery.
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