Making traditional puff pastry takes time and ... s method will ensure light, crispy pastry everytime. Rub the flour, salt and the 40g/1½oz chilled butter together into a large bowl with your ...

Learning how to make puff pastry (in all of its flaky, layered glory) isn't for the faint of heart—but it is satisfying. The ...

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

Washington Post Every spring, one question starts to occupy more and more of my brain: How can I get more asparagus on the table? As so ...

but I won't blame you if you use commercial puff pastry. It's worth seeking out all-butter puff, and it's even better if you buy it in a block, rather than rolled out sheets, which are too thin.

When possible, I try to use an all-butter puff pastry and fresh local asparagus. The combination of Gruyere and Swiss is rich and nutty, and the whole grain Dijon adds a bright complexity to the ...

Commercial puff pastry sheets vary in size and weight, so adapt the size (and shape) of the pie according to the brand of pastry you buy. The all-butter puff pastry I use (Waitrose) comes as two ...

Servings: 4-8 (makes one 8-by-12-inch tart) Substitutions: For Dufour dairy-free pie and pastry dough, use Dufour all-butter puff pastry or Pepperidge Farm puff pastry, which is vegan. Don’t ...