Here’s how to make the best Portuguese egg tarts — no passport needed. The crust is incredibly buttery and flaky. The pastry ...

Puff pastry is your secret weapon for creating quick, show-stopping dishes with ease. Here's how to handle those delicate sheets without tearing them.

These recipes for impressive pastries, sweet and savory, keep it simple with store-bought frozen dough. Delicate layers of phyllo are easier to achieve than you might believe.

The frozen crust chefs prefer . Many of the pastry chefs we spoke with encouraged everyone to try a from-scratch version, ... You can see those flaky layers, and they just melt in your mouth.” ...

Since quiche is often made with pie crust (some chefs prefer the more crumbly, less flaky shortcrust), you won't have to make changes to a standard quiche recipe if you're using a frozen dough ...

Store-bought puff pastry is frozen food pushed to the most elegant degree. Readily found in most supermarkets, it’s a breeze to work with, and, with minimal effort, the dough can be baked into ...

Roll out flaky pie pastry into two 12-inch rounds, 1/8-inch thick, on a lightly floured surface. Fit 1 round into a 9-inch glass pie plate. Transfer other round to a baking sheet lined with wax paper.

Pastry chef Pichet Ong, author of “The Sweet Spot” cookbook and pastry chef of Hiraya Café and Kayu in Washington, D.C., recently tried a frozen pie crust that exceeded expectations.