Welcome to Soggy Bottoms, where, lacking a tent in the British countryside, Autostraddle writers attempt to bake things inspired by The Great British Bake Off in their own homes, to varying degrees of ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Though I like to bake, I don’t consider myself a ...

Rough puff pastry can look like the kind of baking project better left to professionals, but old English cookbooks tell a very different story. Looking through pre-WWII recipes reveals essentially the ...

I don't know why we only use puff pastry around the holidays. It's such an easy and wonderful thing. Throw a square on top of a pot pie, and now it's elegant. Wrap it around a little sausage and ...

So you've decided to host an Oscars party this year, but you aren't sure what to serve. Because obviously you want something extra fancy, something that will allow you to shine nearly as brightly as ...

When you want really tasty, buttery pastry, it is best to make your own from scratch. This rough puff is an easier version of the full puff pastry, but no less delicious. Make double and freeze half ...

Whether serving as a crisp, buttery platform for seasonal fruit or a flaky wrapping for salmon fillet, puff pastry makes everything seem a little more elegant. With the holiday season nearly here and ...

So you’ve decided to host an Oscars party this year, but you aren’t sure what to serve. Because obviously you want something extra fancy, something that will allow you to shine nearly as brightly as ...

In this episode of In The Kitchen With Matt, I will show you how to make puff pastry from scratch. This homemade puff pastry recipe is so easy to make and only requires 4 ingredients. I will point out ...

So you’ve decided to host an Oscars party this year, but you aren’t sure what to serve. Because obviously you want something extra fancy, something that will allow you to shine nearly as brightly as ...