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

[Viva_La_Revolution]

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.

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. brioche?

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

[Viva_La_Revolution]

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

off to the google for research...

[Viva_La_Revolution]

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...

[pscot]

3. Knish?

Basically mashed potatoes en croute.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

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

cabbage and beef


egg, cheese and sausage

What do you put in yours?

[pscot]

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/

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

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

Tonight, we are having roast chicken.

[Warpy]

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.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

8. yum cream puffs

thanks for the good ideas!

[The empressof all]

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

[2theleft]

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!

[sir pball]

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!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. homemade mozzarella ...then tell me how. nt

[Le Taz Hot]

13. Bignets

In a salute to Café du Monde in New Orleans.

[B2G]

14. Those look amazing!!

Recipe?

I just got a KitchenAid stand mixer for Christmas and I'm looking to branch out into pastry!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

15. I'm getting a ton of good recipes and lessons from Joe Pastry

Here's the dough recipe
http://www.joepastry.com/category/pastry-components/danish-dough/

laminating
http://www.joepastry.com/2008/how-to-laminate-dough/

shaping
http://www.joepastry.com/category/pastry/danish-pastry/

I've had my KitchenAid for nearly a year now, and I LOVE it.

[B2G]

16. Thank you!! nt

[grasswire]

17. you could practice for next Christmas season on stollen and/or panettone nt