Tue Feb 4, 2014, 03:36 PM

What should I learn to make next? I've been on a pastry kick lately.

Danishes, from scratch

I've done apple fritter donuts (my favorite so far) regular raised donuts, croissants
and biscuits. It's snowy and cold outside, and I'm bored.

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What should I learn to make next? I've been on a pastry kick lately. (Original post)	Viva_La_Revolution	Feb 2014	OP
brioche?	NRaleighLiberal	Feb 2014	#1
I've never eaten it, but it sounds good!	Viva_La_Revolution	Feb 2014	#2
Looks like it needs an overnight rise...	Viva_La_Revolution	Feb 2014	#5
Knish?	pscot	Feb 2014	#3
Family recipe is the german version.. beirocks..	Viva_La_Revolution	Feb 2014	#4
Just looking at those pictures	pscot	Feb 2014	#6
Now I know what I am making for supper tomorrow night -- knishes.	Fortinbras Armstrong	Feb 2014	#12
Napoleons? They're not only puff pastry	Warpy	Feb 2014	#7
yum cream puffs	Viva_La_Revolution	Feb 2014	#8
Cream Puffs gets my vote...Sweet or Savory	The empressof all	Feb 2014	#9
That was going to be my suggestion!	2theleft	Feb 2014	#10
+1, if you've made croissants you've already mastered puff pastry	sir pball	Feb 2014	#18
homemade mozzarella ...then tell me how. nt	Laura PourMeADrink	Feb 2014	#11
Bignets	Le Taz Hot	Feb 2014	#13
Those look amazing!!	B2G	Feb 2014	#14
I'm getting a ton of good recipes and lessons from Joe Pastry	Viva_La_Revolution	Feb 2014	#15
Thank you!! nt	B2G	Feb 2014	#16
you could practice for next Christmas season on stollen and/or panettone nt	grasswire	Feb 2014	#17

Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 03:38 PM

NRaleighLiberal (57,400 posts)

1. brioche?

I've had home made croissants on my to-do list...not yet!

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Response to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 03:49 PM

Viva_La_Revolution (28,791 posts)

2. I've never eaten it, but it sounds good!

off to the google for research...

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Tue Feb 4, 2014, 05:05 PM

Viva_La_Revolution (28,791 posts)

5. Looks like it needs an overnight rise...

I'll make the dough today and bake them for dinner tomorrow. Maybe a double batch to make some cinnamon pull aparts in the morning too. hmmm...

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Tue Feb 4, 2014, 03:57 PM

pscot (21,005 posts)

3. Knish?

Basically mashed potatoes en croute.

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Tue Feb 4, 2014, 04:27 PM

Viva_La_Revolution (28,791 posts)

4. Family recipe is the german version.. beirocks..

cabbage and beef

egg, cheese and sausage

What do you put in yours?

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Tue Feb 4, 2014, 05:27 PM

pscot (21,005 posts)

6. Just looking at those pictures

is enough to redline my blood glucose. Here are some more:

http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2012/03/potato-knish-two-ways/

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Wed Feb 5, 2014, 07:38 AM

Fortinbras Armstrong (4,473 posts)

12. Now I know what I am making for supper tomorrow night -- knishes.

Tonight, we are having roast chicken.

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Tue Feb 4, 2014, 06:44 PM

Warpy (105,834 posts)

7. Napoleons? They're not only puff pastry

they're also creme Anglaise and sugar glaze. Make them fancy with stripes of melted semisweet chocolate poured in stripes on top, drag a knife through the stripes for a bakery shop pattern.

Cream puffs are also fun, pate de choux made on the stovetop, cooled, and put into a baggie with a corner clipped off to make a poor man's pastry bag. Turn these into round puffs or make them oblong to turn into eclairs with whipped cream filling and a chocolate glaze.

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Tue Feb 4, 2014, 08:23 PM

Viva_La_Revolution (28,791 posts)

8. yum cream puffs

thanks for the good ideas!

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Response to Warpy (Reply #7)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 09:28 PM

The empressof all (29,064 posts)

9. Cream Puffs gets my vote...Sweet or Savory

I love the filled with pesto mixed with cream cheese or even as smoked salmon mousse...

Of course when all else fails you can always just use Ice cream

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Tue Feb 4, 2014, 09:58 PM

2theleft (1,136 posts)

10. That was going to be my suggestion!

Love them and my grandmother used to make them often. I've yet to try to do it myself...Hmmm...maybe this weekend!

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Thu Feb 6, 2014, 12:58 PM

sir pball (4,383 posts)

18. +1, if you've made croissants you've already mastered puff pastry

I've always said that and choux paste are two must-knows for any well-rounded cook, savory or pastry. And they're both such simple recipes, once you've made them a couple times you can do it from memory!

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Response to Viva_La_Revolution (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 01:20 AM

Laura PourMeADrink (40,800 posts)