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Pastel de Nata Pastry Class 2025: My Honest Baking Review

Pastel de Nata Pastry Class 2025: My Honest Baking Review There’s just something about a freshly baked pastel de nata, you know? The smell of it—that blend of rich, warm custard and just-burnt sugar—really fills a room in a way nothing else does. I’ve honestly eaten my fair share of these iconic Portuguese tarts, more or less from every well-known spot in Lisbon. Yet, the thought of making them myself was, to be honest, a little bit intimidating. So, I figured the best way to tackle that feeling was to sign up for a dedicated pastel de nata pastry class …

My 2025 Croissant Class Experience with a Pastry Chef

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My 2025 Croissant Class Experience with a Pastry Chef So, I’ve always had this, you know, thing for croissants. It’s almost a deep-seated respect for that flaky, buttery, and incredibly layered pastry. I mean, I have tried to make them at home, right, with recipe books and online videos as my guides. Anyway, my kitchen usually ended up looking like a flour-and-butter disaster zone, and my final products were, frankly, more like crescent-shaped biscuits. So, when I heard about the 2025 ‘Croissant Baking Class, Mastering the Art with a Pastry Chef,’ it’s almost as if a light went on. Honestly, …