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OOD puff pastry
SmarterNotHarder
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I have a packet of puff pastry in the fridge, the date on it is 09/12/2015. It is as yet unopened, and was a chilled packet as oppsosed to frozen. Will it still be ok to use?
TIA for your help.
TIA for your help.
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logically, the ingredients in the puff pastry have long shelf lives. I would open it and check its ok (have a back-up plan for pastry). if it looks ok and smells ok it should be fine to use.0
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As above but check it isn't too wet, sometimes goes slimy when out of date.0
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Thank you to you both for your help, I will attempt to use it tomorrow.0
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I think if it looks OK it will be. I used a pack just after Christmas that was a few weeks out of date. I have had in date pastry mouldy before now, but this was absolutely fine. I made a mincemeat jalousie and they all loved it! I didn't tell them the provenance of the pastry of course though![SIZE=-1]"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad"[/SIZE]
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I'd recommend the sniff test.if it looks ok and smells ok it should be fine to use.
I've got a nose like a bloodhound and trust it implicitly.Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
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As mentioned it goes slimy when it's old and once cooked might not be as flaky as you would expect.:footie:
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I've just used a pack dated end of October and it's absolutely fine
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I think if it looks OK it will be. I used a pack just after Christmas that was a few weeks out of date. I have had in date pastry mouldy before now, but this was absolutely fine. I made a mincemeat jalousie and they all loved it! I didn't tell them the provenance of the pastry of course though!
It was your post that actually inspired me to use both the OOD pastry in the fridge along with a jar of mincemeat I bought several years ago, having googled what a jalousie was. Perfect combination and everyone loved it :T
Thank you :beer:0
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