Cook's Illustrated

Exponentially Upping the Flakes in Pastry

Published January 1, 2012. From Cook's Illustrated.

Puff pastry, croissants, and flaky pastry all rely on a mathematical phenomenon to achieve their many-layered structure. We cracked the code.

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