Vanilla slice is two sheets of puff pastry sandwiching a layer of thick set custard — firm enough to hold a clean edge when sliced, which is the technical benchmark a good vanilla slice is judged against. It is dusted with icing sugar or topped with passionfruit icing, cut into squares, and sold in nearly […]

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Conejito means “little rabbit” in Spanish — the name describes the shape. These are Chilean bakery pastries made from an enriched dough of flour, butter, eggs, milk, and sugar, formed into a small rabbit figure and filled with crema pastelera — a standard pastry cream made from milk, egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla. The […]

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