Category Archives: Pastry

Greek Eggplant, Spinach and Feta Cheese Quiche
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Aubergines, layered with spinach, feta cheese and rice make a wonderful filling for pie that is perfect to eat warm or cold and also a great pie to take on a picnic.       Ingredients 190g | 6½ ounces shortcrust pastry, thawed if frozen  2 tablespoons olive oil  1 small eggplant, sliced into rounds  Continue Reading
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Peas & Pancetta Triangles
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I love puff pastry and everything made with it. You can stuff it with whatever filling you like and it’s always delicious. I make Feta Cheese and Ham Triangles at least once a week, because this is our favourite filling, but sometimes I use different ingredients or leftovers. For the recipe below, I used frozen Continue Reading
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Quick Puff Pastry Pizza With Onions and Cherry Tomatoes
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I found this recipe in Raymond Blanc’s  book ”Kitchen Secrets”. We loved it from the first bite and it quickly become a very favourite recipe for me and my family. I make these pizzas very often now. The quality of the tomatoes is very important, so buy the best you can find. Similarly, good-quality puff pastry Continue Reading
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Plum and Almond Puff Pastry Tarts
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These look great and are almost effortless. They taste fantastic, especially if served with honey or vanilla ice cream ( I like it best with honey on top). If you want you can make one big tart. In that case, do not cut the pastry in squares. But I like to make small individual tarts. Continue Reading
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Leek, mushroom & goat’s cheese strudels
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I love filo pastry and use it very often in my cooking. I also love leeks, so this strudels are something that I really enjoy eating. However, there might be people who doesn’t like this recipe as much. For example my sister and I love it, my boyfriend – not so much. But who cares, Continue Reading
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Butter Cookies
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This are the cookies that I prepare most often. Very light and simple and just heavenly delicious. Also  perfect to eat with milk, yogurt, ice cream or fruits. Kids love them too and that is always a good thing. Very quick and easy and make your home smells like…home !!!     Ingredients: 260 g Continue Reading
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Pear Tarte Tatin with Spiced Caramel
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The original recipe of this dessert is with apples. I have made lots of Apple Tatins before discovering this recipe. And after I tasted Pear Tatin once, I never used apples again !! You don’t need to add the spices to the caramel if you don’t like them, or just add whichever you prefer and like, Continue Reading
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Blueberry and Mascarpone Tarts
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Making the sweet pastry might seem a bit difficult at the beginning but it really isn’t. I have tried a few recipes for sweet pastry, but this one works and tastes best for me, so since I discover it I use it every time I need to make sweet pastry. You can use the same Continue Reading
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Goat’s Cheese and Thyme Tart
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Quick, easy delicios. Don’t what else I can say about this recipe I like it served with some salad.         Ingredients: 150 g ready made puff pastry For the topping: 250 g | 1 lb | 2 oz goat cheese, sliced 2-3 springs fresh thyme, leves picked from stalks 25 g | Continue Reading
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Bunuelos – The perfect (beer) snack
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Very quick and easy. I am sure you will love eating these cheese-puff-balls. They are so light and delicious..mmm ! In Spain they are usually deep-fried but baking is easier and gives a wonderful results !!      Ingredients 50g | 2oz | 1/4 cup butter, diced 1.5ml | 1/4 tsp salt 250ml | 8fl Continue Reading
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