When Good Food producer Harriet Ells walked into the studio with a bag of Blenheim apricots I was excited. When she threw down the gauntlet with the words “You better turn these into a really good pie ...

In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade, combine the all-purpose flour, bread flour, granulated sugar, yeast and salt. Pulse several times to blend. Add the cold butter cubes and ...

Crumbs carry a reputation as crummy. But they can come in handy, breading chicken or bolstering meatball. Once, I watched a chef slip a layer of crumbs between fruit-tart pastry and fruit-tart fruit.

Soggy bottom crusts are the enemy of perfect apple pies, but just a bit of almond paste can prevent juicy filling from wreaking havoc on your precious pastry. Simply make a double crust as usual (the ...

Moroccan almond pastry (mhancha) Mhancha, a traditional Moroccan pastry filled with almonds and perfumed with orange-blossom water, is the perfect way to finish off your Moroccan banquet.

M’hancha is a popular Moroccan dessert that’s coiled to resemble a serpent. It’s traditionally made of rolled almond paste infused with orange blossom water and a thin pastry called warqa, which has ...

It’s never too soon to start planning your holiday baking, and many classic recipes call for nut pastes as an ingredient. A mixture of ground nuts such as hazelnut and almonds, sugar and liquid (egg ...

QUESTION: What is and where do you find almond paste? – Dolores Stachura, Novi. ANSWER: At most grocery and specialty stores, almond paste is found in the baking aisle. It’s sold in 8-ounce cans or ...

Standing in front of the pastry case at Columbia City Bakery in Seattle, I couldn’t decide what I wanted. Croissant? Scone? No, no. And then I saw it: A thick slab of heavenly brioche topped with ...

If I could pinpoint when I first gained sentience, it would be about 15-something years ago — when I first bit into an almond croissant. Sure I’d had other tasty desserts beforehand, but none as ...