Questions tagged [pastry]
Pastry dough is made of fat, flour and a thin liquid. It is typically light and flaky with a tender inside.
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How Does a Hot Water Whipped Pie Crust Work?
First time poster here. I was wondering if someone could help me better understand the science behind a hot water whipped pie crust. I know if someone's never made one, and knew anything about the ...
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Blind baking: Does the choice of weights matter?
Blind baking is done by lining a pastry shell first with parchment paper and then with some kind of weights to ensure that the bottom stays flat and the sides upright.
I have seen recipes that use ...
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Why are my croissants heavy?
I have been experimenting with croissants and found that, delicious as they are, they are dense, not light and fluffy. The layers are very close together, not open with vast pockets of air.
I have ...
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Why is my dough sweaty?
I have been making kouign-aman (my favorite recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxwgzzErW1w) for several years, playing with different recipes, making minor modifications, but can not seem to ...
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What can I do with whole wheat pastry dough? [closed]
I used soft whole wheat flour to make pasta dough, following the recommendation here that soft wheat flour is a traditional pasta ingredient. However, it's crumbling apart when I try to roll it thin ...
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What are the consequences of failing to strain my pastry cream?
I've made some pastry cream in preparation to make eclairs tomorrow. However, when I was ready to strain it I realized that I did not have a strainer as I thought. I stirred it around and did not see ...
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can I make tarte tatin without an oven?
This is killing me! Buying an oven and getting it installed isn't really an option at this time.
What I'm thinking is cooking the apples in the caramel on the stovetop for longer, making a smaller ...
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Freezed Expired Bread [duplicate]
So I'm an expatriate at a totally new place, and all bread sold in here got 2~4 days expiry and I usually don't finish it in that short period of time, I always store all kinds of breads and pastry/...
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What is the difference between using hot water and cold water when making regular pastry?
What difference in texture and taste does using hot water make to pastry? How would this compare with a standard recipe (flour, butter, salt, egg, a little cold water)?
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Can you add rice flour to pastries to make them flakier?
The goal with many pastries seems to be limiting gluten development, by reducing the amount of water (e.g. replacing water with vodka in pie doughs) or reducing the time that the dough is handled to ...
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What is the most effective method to prevent a soggy shortcrust quiche base?
I have seen two methods to counter this. One is the traditional way of pricking the base with a fork, then blind baking at 200C with weights etc. for 10 minutes, then giving an additional 5 minutes ...
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Why does pâte à choux puff up?
Why does pâte à choux puff up so perfectly?
What are the ingredients or the science behind it that can make that happen?
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Any strategies or tips on how to make juice into creams for filling cakes?
So Custard powder and Custard are both expensive where I am from. My mom is looking for ways to do creams to put inside pastries.
Currently, what I do is use Fresh Milk, melted butter and some ...
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What are the Purposes of the Types of Meringue that are used for Pastry?
i have seen a lot of recipes, which calls french meringue mostly in spongy cakes in the japanese cheesecake for example and other cake recipes, but for the decoration and filling of them are used ...
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How to thicken a sour cream-based pastry cream?
I did some research, but can't find the answer to my problem: I need to thicken the cream that I am making for my layered cake. The cream is made of sour cream and sweetened condensed milk. The cream, ...
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creme patissiere too solid
I made a try of creme patissiere with 250 ml UHT milk at 1.5% fat (yes, hence I called it a try), two egg yolks, 22g corn starch, 70g sugar and vanilla. Direction as classic. Beat yolks with vanilla ...
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How to achieve a super leavened cake as the Pierre Herme ones?
I made several cakes in my life. I know the difference between different leavening agents. I know that low temperature tends to make flatter cakes, but I never could get this kind of shape. If I use a ...
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What to use instead of cling film to wrap pastry
I'm trying to stay away from single use plastics for the environment. The only kitchen thing I have not yet managed to find a substitute for is wrapping pastry in cling film to let it rest in the ...
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French (?) pastry on the cover of a book
Georges Lefebvre's "The French Revolution" has this lovely pastry on its cover (see below).Does anyone know what this is and how to make it?
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Choux pastry, general questions with gluten free flour
I have a few questions regarding choux (cream puff pastry) and gluten free flour. After trying a few different recipes with a huge range of butter/ flour ratios, I settled with this one
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Can you make croissants with compound butter?
Has anyone ever tried making croissants (or leavened puff pastry) with compound butter (e.g. basil butter, cinnamon butter)? Are there any practical issues with this? Will particles in the butter ...
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Why are croissants brushed twice with egg glaze?
What is it about croissants that requires two coats of egg glaze? All the recipes for brioche buns for example just require one coat before baking. With croissants all the recipes require a coat ...
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Is boiling or pouring better for emulsifying chocolate ganache
I am making a recipe that calls for emulsifying solid chocolate with a heated milk/butter mixture. Most articles online say to pour the hot milk on to the chocolate.
Wouldn't it, however, be easier ...
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How can I bake Cannelés more evenely with a big silicon pan?
I purchased this cannelés pan which lets me cooks a whopping 77 mini cannelés at once.
I have tried it multiple times, with multiple recipes but no matter what I try, I have this result:
The outer ...
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Can I make Jachnun in a Dutch oven?
Jachnun is prepared from dough which is rolled out thinly, brushed with clarified butter, rolled up and baked overnight. The preparation calls for a Jachnun pot.
Trouble is, I don't own a Jachnun pot,...
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Can I make a sweet hot water crust pastry?
I’ve been making lots of Hand raised pies recently and I’m wondering if it’s possible to do a sweet hot water crust pastry. What I’m wanting to attempt is a Christmassy Hand raised mince pie.
My ...
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Is a flan a pastry?
Is a flan classified as pastry or does it just contain pastry? I've searched online without fruition.
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Which sugar is used in pastry more often, white or brown? [closed]
Which sugar is used in pastry more often, white or brown? Which sugar provides more taste/flavor?
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Puff Pastry wet / gummy on the inside
I've been practicing puff pastry turnovers from scratch (doing the whole chill and turn method with 6 turns) and have had some issues.
The first time I did it -- it turned out well. Was able to fill ...
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Why did my vegan croissants come out flat?
I tried to make vegan croissants with the following recipe:
120g water
15g wet yeast (I used 7g dried yeast)
250g bread flour
30g sugar
5g salt
50g butter (I used vegan margarine (stork?))
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Eggless choux pastry recipe yields paper-thin top, gooey bottom
I'm trying to make eggless choux pastries for an egg-allergic friend (my eventual targets are croques-en-bouche and saint-honorés).
I have experience with choux pastry, but I've never made an eggless ...
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How do I pick up and move shortcrust pastry dough without breaking it?
Apologies if this is a bit of a newbie question!
I have no problem with making, chilling, and rolling my pastry, but for the life of me I can never manage to pick up my pastry without it breaking ...
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Why are my beignets hollow?
Can anyone explain what's going wrong with my beignets? The first time I made them they were perfect. Since then they've come out completely hollow. Like just a shell with nothing at all inside. As ...
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How to proof croissants in the hot weather?
I tried to cook croissants following a recipe. The whole process went smoothly, there was no butter melted and the yeast was still active. But when I proof the laminated dough, they wouldn't rise. I ...
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Oil substitution for butter in pastry recipe
I have just made a pastie in a pie dish using S.Burt's recipe Can I substitute olive oil for butter/shortening in pie crust?. It was really delicious but has no strength. I used rice oil and lite milk ...
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How do I cook frozen pastry
I bought it from a farm shop (meadow fresh) as pictured. I know it goes in the oven.
But what temperature or duration.
Unfortunately it came with no instructions and I forgot to look for some when I ...
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Can I use icing sugar instead of caster sugar? Are they the same thing?
So there is a cupcake recipe I wanna make and it's my first time making it also one of my first time making any dessert like this. I got some icing sugar but the recipe asked for caster sugar. Are ...
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How can I fix hollow cream puffs?
I'm very proud of how my cream puffs turned out. I followed this recipe although I did NOT use any xanthan gum at all. I also substituted Earth Balance for butter.
They rise beautifully and they're ...
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Can I “fill” a chicken pot pie 24 hours before cooking it?
I have made chicken pot pie filling. I was hoping to lay the pie pastry in the pie pan, fill it with the filling, lay the second pie pastry on top, and then refrigerate the raw pir in the fridge for a ...
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Simple Puff Pastry Dough
So I have a recipe for simple pastry dough that takes four cups of flour, 1/4 cup oil, 1/4 cup vinegar and water little by little - after combining, we open the dough up and spread margarine on every ...
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Dough blender vs dough cutter?
I'm regularly baking pies again and I might want to get into pastry a bit more and looking for tools to help me out.
I have seen about a dozen videos about creating the perfect pastry dough and I ...
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Creating some flakiness inside a Belgian Liege waffle
I have a pretty good basic recipe for Belgian Liege waffles. Its as follows: 1 egg, 40g butter, 5g salt, 20g sugar, 250g flour, 6g dry yeast, 90ml milk, once the ingredients are combined and the dough ...
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Why not blind bake with two pie plates?
Based on this question, I got to thinking about alternative ways to blind bake, especially since I always have issues with butter crusts slumping. One thing which occurred to me is: why not use two ...
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Is there ever a reason not to use baking beads when blind baking?
Whenever I'm making a recipe that calls for blind baking pastry, they always provide alternatives for ceramic baking beads (such as rice) in case you don't own any. I do own them, so I always use them,...
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How does altering the fat-to-flour ratio affect the pastry?
Typical pastry recipes(pate sucre and pate brisee) follow the 2:1 ratio for flour and butter, other recipes (American pie crust, German shortcrust) can have a lower ratio (1.5, 1.29). How does the ...
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How to line a tart ring for a perfect tart crust
I am trying to line a tart ring to get 90 degrees corners and straight edges. My method, until now, has always been to chill the dough properly, roll it out and gently roll it on the ring, straighten ...
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Can I freeze (unbaked) pate a choux?
Can I keep it in the freezer without issue for days? Weeks? Months?
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Is this the way to make good pies?
I'm working in a small bakery shop and my boss is new to the business and have no passion in baking at all. He only learned it from his dad few years ago and his dad learned from other people too.
I ...
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Name of this Italian pastry?
Yesterday I bought this pastry filled with pistachio cream at Ponte di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy. While it was very delicious, I forgot its name. Can somebody help?
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How to keep profiteroles fresh
I am having family over for dinner soon, and would like to make profiteroles for dessert. I will, however, be busy during the daytime and will only have an hour or so before people arrive for dinner, ...
