Flaky puff pastry meets tangy cream cheese and glossy cherries in these bakery-style cherry danishes — quick to make at home.

To serve: Remove the pastry from the oven, and set the pan on a rack. While the pastry is very warm, brush the glaze evenly over the top. Let pastry cool completely, at least 2 hours or up to 8 hours.

Fit a 12- or 16-inch piping bag with a large, 1/2-inch round pastry tip and fill with pâte à choux. Continue, using the directions to make chouquettes, gougeres, beignets, or éclairs.

Puff pastry — I love puff pastry dough for these appetizers, but you can use a can of crescent roll dough. Look for the pastry in the freezer section of your grocery store. It needs to be thawed ...

5. Cinnamon Sugar Apple Puff Pastry We like to keep a sheet of puff pastry in our freezer just for this recipe, since we usually have everything else on hand. That way, if surprise company stops ...

French pastry sounds complicated to make at home, but Ina Garten has developed an easy recipe for the classic French profiteroles, a spin on a cream puff that she fills with ice cream and tops ...

1 sheet puff pastry (from one 17.3-ounce package), thawed 3 large eggs 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese, divided 2 tablespoons sour cream 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt ...

Set the puff pastry on a cutting board, floured-side down, and roll it out just a bit to smooth out the seams. Cut the pastry in half horizontally, to get two rectangles with the long sides facing ...

Embrace the galettes and puddings, don't try anything too complicated, and avoid the food influencers on social media. Those are the last-minute Thanksgiving baking tips pastry chef Claire Saffitz ...