Core pastry recipes

Here is assembled a collection of the key recipes you need to make a range of pastries, the core recipes that underpin all dishes using pastry. Find recipes for choux, puff, rough puff, shortcrust, pâte sucrée (sweet shortcrust) and hot water crust pastry. To experiment with different versions or chef’s interpretations of these core recipes search ckbk. You will find a great range of variations, and you may find one you prefer. These are selected for ease of understanding, and to get you started. Once you have a passion for pastry, there’ll be no stopping you!