With that PSA out of the way, the clear winner and most frequently named brand was from Bronx-based Dufour Pastry Kitchens, ...

Few frozen ingredients are as versatile as store-bought puff pastry. You can get all fancy - cutting it into shapes, topping them with multiple layers of precooked ingredients, crimping and brushing ...

Sometimes you feel like you can’t win with people. Take kitchen shortcuts, for example. You suggest a shortcut or store-bought item to make a dish easier or faster, and you get dinged by purists who ...

Puff pastry is not simple to make. It requires patience and more butter than you want to know you're eating. Shortcuts don't figure into the process, either. But the delicate and flaky layers of puff ...

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There's always a reason to bake during the holidays, whether you're whipping up holiday cookies or a comforting breakfast ...

Puff pastry is one of those ingredients that makes everything look and taste fancy without the extra effort or cost. A single ...

Puff pastry makes great tarts, turnovers and more. (Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post) Sometimes you feel like you can’t win with people.

Sometimes you feel like you can't win with people. Take kitchen shortcuts, for example. You suggest a shortcut or store-bought item to make a dish easier or faster, and you get dinged by purists who ...