Butter Pastry
This is an all-purpose pastry, suitable for both sweet and savoury pies. If you only want to learn one method, this is a good one. It’s easy to work with and produces very consistent results: a crisp, delicious pastry that works as well for the bottom crust as...
No Roll Pastry Crust
Don’t let the simplicity of this recipe fool you—the crust is tender and delicious. It’s my go-to recipe for blind baking pies as shrinkage is minimal, and it comes together in minutes. No messy, flour-dusted countertop. And the little ones love pressing...
Sweet Butter Pastry
Sweet Butter Pastry is kind of a cross between shortbread and unsweetened pastry. The addition of sugar renders the crust perfect for less-sweet fillings, such as curds and pastry creams. Print clock clock iconcutlery cutlery iconflag flag iconfolder folder...
Mixed Berry Curd Tart
I’m always eager to use up the excess egg yolks that are the inevitable byproduct of making Swiss Meringue Buttercream Icing (always much in demand around here). Unlike egg whites, yolks don’t freeze as well, I had a bag of Trader Joe’s mixed berries...
A Jewel-Toned Table with Roasted Plum Tart
“Apples, Peaches, Pears and Plums, tell me when your birthday comes!” Does anyone else remember jumping rope to that rhyme? It often pops into my head in late summer when overflowing farmers’ markets send me scurrying into the kitchen, eager to...Follow Us
