While apricot and stone fruit season is long gone, and I’m left “craving4more,” this won’t stop me from savoring one of my favorite flavors: apricot – AND, mixing that distinctive sweet with a hint of spice (sweet heat) and some salty savory notes (oh, and a buttery, flaky crust) – all of my favorite things!…
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What and how are all the elements to this super savory, ultra creamy, and sensationally delicious Creamy Sweet Pepper Beef Bruschetta Pastry Pie made? Puff Pastry, also known as pâte feuilletée, is a flaky light pastry made from a laminated dough composed of dough and butter or other solid fat. The butter is put inside…
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A savory pie.Lots of crispy crust and lots and lots of intense flavor!With ground lamb, spinach, cherry tomatoes, ricotta, garden veggie cream cheese, Jack cheese AND puff pastry, you’ll have both your hands and your mouth full, but you’ll also be begging and CRAVING 4 MORE! Spinach Tomato Ricotta Lamb Pie Spinach Tomato Ricotta Lamb…
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In the words of Joanne Chang: When I started working at Payard Pâtisserie in New York City, I had already been a pastry chef in Boston for a few years. I couldn’t wait to see what this French guy could teach me. On my first day, I was handed a stack of recipes—all in French—and…
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A pithivier is a freeform, double-crusted puff pastry pie. Its filling can be either sweet or savory, and it can be shaped as a full-size dessert or as small, individual portions. Traditionally, a sweet pithivier has an almond filling—but really, anything goes. It is important to note that fillings shouldn’t be high in moisture. When…
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