Tutorial: Éclairs & Choux Paste

…one factor to determine its effects), Eddy Van Damme’s recipe, Alton Brown’s Good Eats episode, and a video that I found online of the legendary Japanese pastry chef Sadaharu Aoki making éclairs. This tutorial is primarily focused on Chef Aoki’s recipe, who is known for selling arguably the best éclair in Paris. While he normally doesn’t publish his recipes (you…

Tutorial: Chiffon Cake

…half the amount of baking soda with half the amount of cream of tartar. If you use self-rising flour, baking powder is probably not necessary. If you are make a chiffon cake that has fats, like oil or egg yolks, baking powder is necessary since it helps the cake rise by counteracting the effects of the fats on the cake…