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The traditional fillings for Hamentashen are poppy seed (or “mun”), prune, or my favorite, apricot. The dough can include butter and cream cheese, but I use my grandmother’s recipe, which is an oil...

Chef Eunji moved from South Korea to France when she was 19-years-old to pursue a pastry career. Over the next decade, she studied pastry arts at the Institut National de la Boulangerie Patisserie in...

As with most classic French pastries (and food in general), these delicacies come with a varied and diverse history depending on what you read, and like most great recipes and dishes from France, they...

The first thing that comes to mind is our agriculture in Italy and what we used to grow and make. I think of figs and strawberry, my perfect combination, and then I wonder what can elevate this dish...

Kate McAleer (Pastry/Management, '11) is the founder of Bixby & Co., a craft confectionery in Rockland, Maine. Her company produces organic chocolates, single-origin bean-to-bar chocolates, drinking...

Pastry & Baking Arts student Fernando Diala “Ritz is one of my favorite pastime snacks,” Fernando said. “When I learned about the contest, I thought I could create my own recipe.” Inspired by a...

Chef Rory Macdonald tops his mini cheesecakes with a glaze combining cherry puree and balsamic. The flavors marry beautifully and he adds a touch of creativity and ingenuity with his slinky-like spun...

Chef Tracy fills her doughnuts with lemon curd and tops the treats with toasted meringue. "Toasting gives flavor and dimension," she explains. A food scientist explains that fresh yeast, also referred...

The term “mince” actually comes from the Latin word “minutus” that means small and has no connotation with minced meat, which is a common misconception. The history of how mince pie originated is...

My mother’s side of the family comes from a small city in Mexico called Linares where, if you ask me, the specialty is every possible pastry combining nuts and caramel. I grew up spending a lot of...

Chef Rory adds texture to the dish with an oat biscuit rather than the traditional graham cracker crust, combines cream cheese and Brillat-Savarin cheese, and tops the pastry with fresh strawberry...

Chef Diego Lozano has taken on the challenge of making modern pastries with Brazilian ingredients and classic European techniques. He founded São Paolo pastry school Escola de Confeitaria and spreads...