Editor’s note: High altitude makes cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column presents ...

This time last year, I began a trip through the French countryside that would last all summer. It was no longer spring, but it wasn’t quite summer either. It was that bonus in-between season called ...

Gateau Basque is kind of like a tart, or a pie, or a cookie -- and the filled cake is one of the more unusual desserts in cookbook author Dorie Greenspan's repertoire. "It's a dry cake, but delicious, ...

1 teaspoon pastis, such as Ricard or Pernod, or an anise-flavored liqueur Pinch of kosher salt To make the dough, in the work bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the ...

Usually filled with black cherry jam or pastry cream, Koa Duncan, pastry chef at Water Grill, fills her Gateau Basque (cake of the house — in the Basque region of Spain) with caramelized Granny Smith ...

1. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt and keep at hand. 2. Working in a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a bowl with a hand mixer, beat the butter and both sugars together ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This relatively simple custard filled cake has a dedicated following within Basque communities. There is a Gâteau Basque Museum committed to ...

1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon of milk, for brushing MAKE THE DOUGH: In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt. In a standing mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the butter with ...