Fruit flan

This is another something that I made over the weekend for a friend's birthday.  This is just a simple pâte sucrée with crème pâtissière.  Trying to show off my French :) but seriously, its just a simple sweet shortcrust pastry with pastry cream.

The trick however is to use the best butter you can find for your crust.  As for the pastry cream, please make your own, its very easy.  Sorry, but I detest those yellow powder custardy thing that comes out of a box or can.

Simple and rustic and yet it makes a big impact on the table.

Happy birthday Hock! Hope you had a swell one.

Choux Pastry

Choux (pronounced "shoo") pastry is a versatile cream puff pastry shell made from a dough. In French, choux means cabbage because of its shape when the dough is piped and baked into cream puffs. The goal in making the perfect choux pastry is to have a crispy crust, light interior, and an even and golden browned shape.