If you’re anything like me, you’ve grabbed a package of frozen puff pastry from the grocery store, thinking you’ll figure out what to make with it later, only to have it sit in the freezer for far too long. Or, if you’re anything like me, you felt ambitious one weekend and decided to make your own puff pastry. After recovering from that intense—yet satisfying—upper body workout, you still had to figure out what to make with it. Luckily, we have some suggestions for you.
Puff pastry can complement (and contain) a myriad of fillings. Whether it’s wrapped around a prime cut of meat or layered with luscious vegetables or sweet fruits, its flaky texture and buttery flavor gives your dishes an elegant flare.
This collection of recipes is a love letter to the beautifully laminated dough.
Beef Wellington makes an impressive centrepiece in a holiday feast with its golden brown puff pastry shell encasing a perfectly cooked fillet of beef.
This vegan alternative to Beef Wellington is packed with spices and served with an orange and cranberry sauce to give it that little extra punch.
Looking for another beef alternative for your Wellington?
Is there anything more comforting than tender pieces of chicken in a rich gravy with potatoes, celery and cannellini beans? The perfect dish to warm up your evenings.
But if you’re craving more surf than turf, then this pot pie is for you! Fill it with your favorite seafood — peeled shrimp, scallops, lobster meat, salmon — it’s really up to you.
Puff pastry is the perfect base for this savory tart with caramelized onion and a generous helping of Gruyere cheese.
The tangy and sweet flavor of blood orange makes a delightfully fresh tart.
Apples and a crisp crust of puff pastry are baked in individual pans and then inverted to reveal a beautifully caramelized treat.
Gateau St. Honoré
This dessert will show off all your French patisserie knowledge: a rough puff pastry, choux pastry and a chiboust cream.
A rich and creamy mascarpone filling flavored with pistachios fill a crisp cone of puff pastry creating a melt-in-your-mouth dessert.
A medley of mushrooms and roasted delicata squash sit on a bed of fontina cheese and golden brown puff pastry. A delicious tart to share.
Topped with ricotta, olives and roasted tomatoes, this vegetarian tart is perfect for family dinners or as an app at your next party.
This golden pie shows off the flaky layers of the puff pastry, but when cut into, reveals a filling of cherry jam and frangipane.
BONUSES:
Having scraps left over after making your tart, Wellington or turnover is an inevitable outcome when working with any sort of pastry. Here are some additional treats to make to use up every inch of that dough!