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Recently, I found myself confronted with the tragedy of a bread-less household. Nary a stray tortilla, bread-heel, or crust in sight, my traditional weekend breakfast sando seemed hopelessly ...

The Lower Haight’s tolerance for cute is considerably higher than in years past. Case in point: The space on Fillmore that once housed the art gallery called Fecal Face is now Choux, a cream-puff shop ...

You know, profiteroles salati are such a fun twist on the classic sweet pastry. Really, these little guys are a savory ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. It’s February and so many changes are being made already. Yet, I’m staying true to my plan to try new ...

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 ...

“Choux pastry is the standard test of a good pastry chef, and much of its success relies on the quality of the oven,” says Bennett. “The Miele ‘moisture plus’ function certainly helps here. Nice is ...

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, ...

Preheat oven to 220°C. Grease and line two baking sheets. Sift the flour into a bowl, then set it aside. In a medium saucepan, bring water, butter, sugar and salt to a boil over medium-high heat, ...

Arrange the racks in the top and bottom third of the oven; preheat to 375F. In a large saucepan, combine the water, butter, sugar, and salt. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until the ...