Mealy Dough

When I first saw mealy dough, I wondered how different it is from the flaky, crumbly dough I am familiar with. It turned out rather stretchy and less flaky. A search over the internet, I found that mealy dough is used mainly for making pies with liquid of custard...
Poached Pear Strudels

Poached Pear Strudels

I have always wanted to try poached pear and finally got down to making some. These can be used to make individual poached pear strudels, elegant and delicious. Here’s the recipe from Anna Olson.                 (Makes 6...

Choux Pastry

I have made choux pastry a number of times and they are not easy to fail, but it is tricky to get that balance where you cook enough to dry the pastry or end up burning them. I saw some profiteroles online, made into cute cartoon characters like keropi and even hello...
Easy Peasy Puff Pastries

Easy Peasy Puff Pastries

It’s been a while since I made these. I made some sausage puffs and did chocolate puffs from the leftover ganache and when I ran out, I stuffed the puff pastry with chocolate drops. This is easy peasy and takes less than an hour. So here you go, a quick fix...