puff pastry.. what can i make?

McKneff

Buying ready made pastry is not very MSE

Flour, marg, water, thats all it is.

Next step is to do exactly what you do with the readymade.

Compare the cost. Big difference in cost, very little difference in effort.

welsh_mummy

The pastry that I bought is puff pastry.

Kind of new to the whole money saving in the kitchen as tend to use the easy options - but plan to change in 2010!

Have a 3 year old that demolishes food like it is going out of fashion - so plan to make more homemade stuff for him. Like the idea of making cheese straws.

Cheers for the ideas
:T

seraphina

Have yet to see anyone other than a professional do a decent home made puff pastry - I always buy in puff pastry if I need it!

I like to roll it out, lightly score out a margin of just over a cm and then fill the inside bit with all kinds of veg, top with cheese and bake. It's also great cold in slices as lunchbox food.

thriftlady_2

welsh_mummy wrote: »

The pastry that I bought is puff pastry.


:T

I make almost everything I can from scratch but puff pastry is one I buy far too much faff to make myself;) It is great as a simple base for a tart. Just roll it out, score a line about a cm in from the edges and fill inside the lines with roast veg, cheese, mushrooms, stewed onions, bacon, ham etc. Bake at 180-200 for about 20-25 mins.

angeltreats

McKneff wrote: »

Buying ready made pastry is not very MSE

Flour, marg, water, thats all it is.

Next step is to do exactly what you do with the readymade.

Compare the cost. Big difference in cost, very little difference in effort.

Not necessarily true if it's puff pastry. It's not really that difficult but it is a bit of a faff and you certainly can't rustle it up as quickly as you can shortcrust. I love making pastry but if I wanted puff pastry I would probably buy it ready made.

Sublime_2

Pastry is one of the few things I buy ready made. I make my own bread, and meals mainly from scratch, but I don't use pastry enough to justify the time, mess, and effort involved.

Zazen999

McKneff wrote: »

Buying ready made pastry is not very MSE

Flour, marg, water, thats all it is.

Next step is to do exactly what you do with the readymade.

Compare the cost. Big difference in cost, very little difference in effort.

Neither is having a computer; but that wasn't the question!

welsh_mummy

Cheers for all the tips.....

Planning to do more towards saving money in the kitchen when making meals etc. So the purchase of the pastry was the 1st step as usually buy ready made pies etc.

Planning to try and make a pie over the next day or 2 plus some cheese straws etc

Also going to dig out the bread maker again as the 3 year old loves his bread!

Ladyhawk

How about some little jam tarts? Just cut out circles and put into tart trays (like muffin trays only shallower) - add a teaspoon on jam and bake at 200-220 for 20-25 mins or until the crust is golden.

My SIL made a butternut tart over Christmas... I think all she did was dice line a pie dish with pastry, dice the butternut*, pour over some white sauce and bake.

* I usually find it easier to microwave the butternut for a couple of minutes before trying to peel it. I don't know if it is necessary but I also !!!!! it before popping it in the MW

Patchwork_Quilt

I roll out my puff pastry and score a rectangle inside. Spread generously with pesto and put thick slices of tomato on top of that. Cook at temperature recommended on the packet, or until well risen and brown