Cheesecake is a rich dessert dish made with cheese, typically cream cheese, although cottage cheese or even sour cream
may be used, depending on the recipe. The texture of cheesecake is
extremely rich and creamy, and the taste can range from sweet to highly
tangy. In some places, cheesecake takes the form of a savory tart,
rather than a dessert food. Many pastry shops sell cheesecake, which is
also a featured dessert item at restaurants around the world. It can
also be made at home with relative ease.
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A creampuff is a dessert made with choux pastry dough and a filling such as whipped cream, custard, or ice cream.
The light, airy pastry dough pairs with the heavier dairy product to
make a rich, dense, flavorful dessert which is often dressed with chocolate or caramel
sauce. The recipe for choux pastry is relatively simple, and it serves
as the base for a variety of desserts including profiteroles, eclairs, and beignets. Once the basic puff pastry has been mastered, cooks can experiment with a variety of creampuff fillings and sauces.
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is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners. In some cases, artificial flavourings
and colourings are used in addition to, or instead of, the natural
ingredients. The mixture of chosen ingredients is stirred slowly while
cooling, in order to incorporate air and to prevent large ice crystals from forming. The result is a smoothly textured semi-solid foam that is malleable and can be scooped.
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A bagel is a type of bread which is formed into a round ring and boiled before baking. Some makers steam the bagel instead of boiling it, making traditionalists label the final product anything but a bagel.
Typically, bagels have a chewy texture and a slightly crisp outer
layer, accomplished by handling the bread dough specially before it is
cooked, preventing the dough from rising too much and giving the bagel a bread like texture. The bagel
is traditionally associated with Jewish cuisine, and specimens can be
found all over the world, especially in the Jewish quarter of major
cities. Bagels can also be made at home, although it does take some
work.
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Eclairs are pastries made from choux paste,
the same traditional pastry dough used for cream puffs. They are
usually piped into logs about three to four inches (7.62-10.16cm) long,
and baked. Once baked and cooled, eclairs can be filled with whipped cream, a variety of custards, mousses, or fruit. Traditional eclairs tend to be filled with whipped cream or custard and topped with chocolate ganache.
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A croissant is a type of pastry, classically made with puff pastry
dough so that it is light, flaky, and extremely buttery. Traditionally,
croissants are formed into crescent shapes, which is probably where the
name originated, since croissant means “crescent” in French.
The pastries are extremely popular in France as well as in other
nations, and are typically eaten with breakfast. In some cases,
croissants may also be filled with sweet or savory ingredient, or used like bread to make croissant sandwiches.
Ingredients
1 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
3 tablespoons warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2/3 cup warm milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2/3 cup unsalted butter, chilled
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
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Fried ice cream is a dessert made of a breaded scoop of ice cream that is quickly deep-fried creating a warm, crispy shell around the still-cold ice cream.