Pretty fruit tarts will have your guests oohing and aahing at dessert time. Puff pastry shells cradle a luscious vanilla pastry cream (creme patissiere) topped with strawberries. Don't worry, it ...

Puff pastry is hands down one of the best shortcuts in baking: it does all the heavy lifting while you get to look like a dessert genius. These recipes are crazy simple but taste like you spent hours ...

During recent travels through Spain and France, I noticed a common, delicious detail among the many pastries I sampled: the subtle use of vanilla bean pastry cream. Also known as creme patissiere, it ...