What an invention, puff pastry! Its creator earned, without knowing it, a place of honor in the kitchen. Few doughs can do so much with so little. And yet, we continue to underestimate it, especially ...

Flaky, golden puff pastry filled with savory Chinese-style beef filling. These hand pies are crispy on the outside, juicy on ...

Chef Scott Franqueza and pastry chef April Franquez, the husband-and-wife team behind High Hampton Inn in Cashiers, North Carolina, are stopping by the TODAY kitchen to show us how to prepare homemade ...

Known for being an intricately-built dish made with tender beef, savory mushroom duxelles, and flaky puff pastry, beef Wellington has an elegant reputation, and rightfully so. Also notorious for being ...

This twist on pigs in a blanket amps up the flavor factor by wrapping buttery puff pastry around kielbasa, then topping the results with bacon and crispy cheese. You can sub in the sausage of your ...

Crackling puff pastry and earthy mushroom duxelles enclose juicy roast beef in Sean Brock's mini beef Wellington. For his version of classic British beef Wellington, chef Sean Brock creates mini beef ...

From brunches to intimate dinner parties, it’s always helpful to have a few back-pocket “secret weapons” when it comes to cooking for a crowd. No matter the time of year, there’s always a seasonal ...

Pate a choux is the stuff of magic in the kitchen. Pipe a soft, sticky dough onto a baking sheet and slide it into a hot oven. In mere minutes the dough puffs up -- practically exploding to double, ...