Making your own pastry can be intimidating, especially trying to figure out which style works best for each particular baking ...

Making traditional puff pastry takes time and physical effort, but following Lorraine Pascale’s method will ensure light, crispy pastry everytime. Rub the flour, salt and the 40g/1½oz chilled ...

Palmiers are a bit more complicated -- these heart-shaped French "cookies" are buttery and flaky, tasting similar to the inside of a croissant, but crunchy. Palmiers are made from puff pastry ...

José Andrés' tuna empanada recipe uses store-bought puff pastry and canned tuna in olive oil to make things simpler for home cooks. For a classic Spanish combination, the tuna is mixed with ...

Also known as Bourekas, they are made of puff pastry filled with delicious stuff, like feta cheese, minced meat, eggplant, mushrooms, mashed potato, spinach and cheese. Chef Ivory’s version ...

Despite their royal pedigree, the Queen Mother’s favorite jam puffs are very easy to make. The recipe is in Cooking & the Crown, by Tom Parker Bowles, but you hardly need a recipe to make them. First, ...