Before you preheat the oven, you'll want to read this advice from the pros.

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A: Not all flours are created equal. All-purpose flour is just that. It means it can be used in myriad baked goods. Cake flour is used for cakes and cookies when you’re looking for a tender crumb.

Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner has spent over a decade working as a writer in New York City. She currently covers all aspects of food, dining, travel and lifestyle trends and the intersection of culture, ...

Go ahead. Lick your fingers. You know you want to. You know you’re going to. When you make pastry, licking your fingers is part of the deal. It’s the payment you give yourself for making it. If you ...

Here's the thing about pastry. It doesn't forgive like other forms of baking. You can get away with a slightly overbaked cookie or even an underbaked cake center, yet pastries, those buttery layers of ...

Renowned chef Joanne Chang shares her passion for baking with the world in her latest book, "Pastry Love: A Baker's Journal of Favorite Recipes." As she explains, the concept of "pastry love" is a ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...