To the novice baker, choux pastry brings to mind the sort of fear-inducing, tear-jerking mess of a technical challenge assigned for maximum drama on The Great British Bake Off. Choux is ...

Despite its lack of a traditional brick-and-mortar space, Hanyu’s business, C by C Chocolate & Pastry, has built up a cult ...

Choux pastry is a pillar of the pastry world. Made out of a few pantry staples, this humble dough is the foundation of many sensational desserts. While you’ve surely seen it adorning bakery pastry ...

They tackle some listener questions like, “is pastry cream…supposed to be like that?” (The answer is yes. It’s a weird one!), and chat with meringue wizard and superstar baker Zoë François to help ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. It’s February and so many changes are being made already. Yet, I’m staying true to my plan to try new ...

And not only that, but the resulting baked good is as light and golden and inviting, an unobtrusive foundation for whatever filling you choose. It’s simply miraculous. The dough is called pâte à choux ...

Preheat the oven to 400°F and grease a baking sheet with the butter. Make the choux pastry dough, omitting the sugar and adding the cheese. Pipe or spoon the pastry dough in a ring shape, or place ...

Q: Last time I made pate a choux for chocolate eclairs, I used the same recipe that I’ve used for 30 years. But for some reason, they did not puff up as expected. Any thoughts on what went wrong? A: A ...

The Lower Haight’s tolerance for cute is considerably higher than in years past. Case in point: The space on Fillmore that once housed the art gallery called Fecal Face is now Choux, a cream-puff shop ...

So are eclairs French? In a word: Oui. Eclairs are more French than a beret-wearing mime eating a baguette while falling off the Eiffel Tower. Eclairs have been around in France since at least 1860.