While you're there do yourself and everyone around you a favor and buy all the boxes
of frozen puff pastry.
1 package of
frozen puff pastry dough (I bought 1 package of Indo - European puff pastry squares, which comes with ten 5» x 5» squares.)
1
package frozen puff pastry sheets (2 sheets) 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 small onion finely chopped 1 clove garlic finely chopped 1 tablespoon Durban Masala or red curry powder 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (for fiery hot samoosas) 8 ounces ground beef 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables 1 cup beef bouillon Salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon flour mixed with 1/4 cup cold water
If I need to make it even faster, I use defrosted
frozen puff pastry instead of making the crust (see note), but you'll want to eat it an hour or two after it comes out of the oven.
Well, yes, you can make your own puff pastry from scratch using Earth Balance butter as a replacer OR Pepperidge
Farm frozen puff pastry is actually vegan -LRB-!)
Dessert:
Put frozen puff pastry in the refrigerator so it's thawed by this evening when you go to bake the pandowdy.
To make these pasties relatively time - friendly, this recipe uses store -
bought frozen puff pastry sheets instead of traditional shortcrust dough.
Here we update the recipe and make it quicker, using
frozen puff pastry as a crisp topper to a luscious pot pie baked in a deep dish without the need for a pastry liner.
1
package frozen puff pastry (preferably Dufour), thawed by covering pastry sheet with plastic and leaving at room temperature 30 minutes
24 Olive, pepper and asiago pinwheels
Use frozen puff pastry to make these yummy appetizers for unexpected guests.
2 sheets
frozen puff pastry, thawed 3/4 cup cream cheese 1/2 cup apricot jam 1/4 cup orange marmalade 1 small bar of milk or semi-sweet chocolate 1/4 cup milk 1 egg 1 teaspoon milk 1 1/2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar, for sprinkling
Alternatively, following the baking temperature and time for your particular brand of
frozen puffed pastry.
That brings me to my dirty little secret of the day:
frozen puff pastry.
1 - 17 ounce package (490 grams)
frozen puff pastry, thawed (as per manufacturer's instructions)(can also use homemade puff pastry)
I did a little looking and found that
the frozen puff pastry sheets are a good substitute.
1 sheet
frozen puff pastry 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 1/2 cup honey, preferably eucalyptus or local honey 3 pounds tart apples, peeled, cored, and sliced into wedges Unbleached all - purpose flour, for the pastry Ice cream for serving (optional)
1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup peach preserves 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 round or 1 large slice soft ripened brie 1 sheet
frozen puff pastry (I use Trader Joe's, but Pepperidge Farms works, too) 1 egg, lightly beaten
If
you freeze the puff pastry, defrost overnight in the refrigerator before using.
My version is make with
frozen puff pastry, and I also add a little gruyere on top for extra cheesy goodness.
1 pound (450 grams) puff pastry (preferably homemade Blitz Puff Pastry) or 1 - 17 ounce (480 gram) box of
frozen puff pastry, defrosted)
And I appreciate that it gets help from
frozen puff pastry and lemon curd.
Faux Tarte Tatin Ingredients: 4 tablespoons brown sugar 4 tablespoons butter 2 Granny Smith apples 1 sheet
frozen puff pastry (thawed)
If you don ¿ t want to make homemade phyllo dough, use one package (two sheets) of
frozen puff pastry.
Chopped frozen spinach and
a frozen puff pastry sheet makes the job stress - free.