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Shortcrust Pastry

Shortcrust Pastry

Posted on February 10, 2025November 19, 2025 by Jeff the Chef
An everyday-cooking recipe for a homemade, all-butter shortcrust pastry (AKA pie crust), plus everything you need to know about making one. ... Read More
Spanakopita

Spanakopita

Posted on January 16, 2023September 30, 2024 by Jeff the Chef
Greek spinach pie with a phyllo pastry crust. You'd think it'd be hard, but it's pretty approachable. And so worth it! ... Read More
Spinach Puff Pastries in a Toaster Oven

Spinach Puff Pastries in a Toaster Oven

Posted on June 13, 2022July 12, 2023 by Jeff the Chef
Rich, flaky, savory spinach puff pastries featuring cream cheese and sour cream. Conventional oven? OK. Toaster oven? Easier, more efficient. ... Read More
Blackberry-Saskatoon Hand Pies: Pop-Tarts, Perfected

Blackberry-Saskatoon Hand Pies: Pop-Tarts, Perfected

Posted on July 29, 2019July 12, 2023 by Jeff the Chef
The sour-cream-and-butter dough for these homemade Blackberry-Saskatoon Hand Pies is somewhere in between pie crust and pastry. A touch of glaze makes them perfectly sweet. They're sort of like Pop-Ta... Read More
Polish Kolachy Like Grandma's

Polish Kolachy Like Grandma’s

Posted on December 11, 2017December 21, 2022 by Jeff the Chef
This recipe produces the Polish kolachy that grandma made back in the day: cream cheese pastry dough with jam, jelly, or preserves (or maybe nuts) for filling, sprinkled with powdered sugar. It's thou... Read More
Bonjour Cafe Bakery: Authentically French Pastries in the Windy City

Bonjour Cafe Bakery: Authentically French Pastries in the Windy City

Posted on September 5, 2017May 24, 2018 by Jeff the Chef
Bonjour Cafe Bakery - in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood - bakes up authentically French pastries that are among the best in the city. I was incredibly excited to have them cater the desserts for my ... Read More
Beurrage

Beurrage

Posted on September 1, 2015November 15, 2015 by Jeff the Chef
Beurrage's vanilla glazed doughnut is unparalleled. You can get them in the South Loop at La Haven, or at the source in Pilsen. If you're not in a doughnut mood - if that's possible - Beurrage makes f... Read More
Apple Pastry

Apple Pastry

Posted on November 3, 2014October 24, 2020 by Jeff the Chef
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