The Art of French Pastry

4 inches wide, but it may vary depending on how much your dough rectangle has shrunk. The important thing ...

rectangle and repeat with the other side. Brush the exposed edges at each end of the dough with egg wash and f ...

refrigerator while you roll out the top piece of puff pastry. 7 Roll out another piece of puff pastry ...

wash and place the second rectangle on top. It should cover the pie completely. Gently press on all of the sides ...

1 Place the ...

meat in the center of the dough. ...

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2 Fold each side in over the meat. ...

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3 Fold in each end. ...

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4 Cover the pie with a sheet of dough, egg wash and score with a paring knife. Cut out two ¾-inch circles of do ...

the top of the pie and place the 2 puff pastry rings around the holes. 8 Meanwhile, roll out a strip of pu ...

knife (a cookie cutter is easiest) cut out two 2- inch circles. Cut a ¾-inch hole in the center of each ro ...

Using the tip of a paring knife, mark the sides and top of the dough with a herringbone pattern, cutting 1-inch ...

inch-wide strips of parchment paper, roll them around your pinky to make a tube, and insert 1 in each ...

pan front to back halfway through. Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes. Using a large chef’s knife, ...

STORAGE The pâté can be baked several hours ahead, or refrigerated for up to 2 days. It is best served hot o ...

SUNDAYS AT GRANDMA’S WHEN I WAS GROWING UP our family always spent Whitsunday, a religious holiday that occurs fifty ...

about 20 miles away from our home. My father would install four garden chairs in the back of his delivery t ...