How to make puff pastry pies. Delicious and simple puff pastry pies: recipe with video and photos

The world of sweets is a whole Galaxy. It contains star clusters, large and small planets, countries, regions, cities and even hidden streets, consisting of their own secrets, secrets and bold experiments. And good old culinary traditions live there. Traveling through big planets and quiet streets is always exciting. Even if it seems that you have already been here, seen everything, and tried everything. There is always something new to discover.

Today we will travel to the Puff Pastry Baking star system. Let's find a planet in this system "Sweet baked goods from ready-made dough." And our excursion began!

The main goal of our journey is to find recipes so that our loved ones and friends will be amazed by our talent and recognize us as the Great Cook. But at the same time, it takes us very little time to make each delicacy, literally a teaspoon, and a pinch of effort, and so that for the filling everything is simple and often found in our bins.

Although you and I will prepare our culinary masterpieces from ready-made dough, I would like to clarify for your information that there are a huge number of varieties of puff pastry: yeast, French yeast-free, Danish, unleavened, soda, etc. When buying ready-made dough in a store, check. This will help in finding the right recipe. And I will try to suggest recipes for different types of dough.

Baked goods made from yeast-free puff pastry

Eastern sweetness

The secret of this recipe is the combination of nut-honey filling and crispy dough. Everything is simple, but in the end the dish resembles an exotic oriental sweet.

Ingredients:

• Yeast-free puff pastry – 1 package (500g);
• Nuts – 400 g (you can take any to suit your taste);
• Honey – 2-3 tbsp;
• Sugar – 1 tbsp;
• Butter – 50 g;
• Egg (yolk) – 1 pc.;
• Cinnamon – for sprinkling.

1. Try to chop the nuts finely and fry them a little. If you use walnuts, it is better not to fry them - they will be bitter. Just chop it.
2. While the nuts are hot, mix them with honey and sugar. Add cinnamon. Mix everything well and let it brew a little so that the nuts are saturated with the aroma of cinnamon and honey.
3. To make it easier to work with, divide the dough into several parts.
   Roll out each part well. The thickness should not be more than 5 mm.
4. Before adding the filling, brush each layer with melted butter.
5. Place the filling and distribute evenly over the dough.
6. Here's attention! The layers of dough can be placed one on top of the other to form a pie or cakes if the pie is cut into pieces before baking. But you can roll the rolls. Each housewife decides for herself, taking into account her mood and family preferences.
7. Roll up the roll. Brush the top of the roll with whipped yolk.
8. Bake the rolls at 250 degrees for 20 minutes.

The puff pastry, nuts and honey will make the roll look like baklava. But a different dough is used to make baklava.

Puff pastries with apples

These are open buns. That is, apples on top will decorate them.

Ingredients:

• Dough – 300 g;
• Apples – 2 pcs.;
• Jam – apricot or jam – 60-70 g;
• Egg – 1 yolk;
• Water – 30 g.

1. Prepare the dough. Defrost and roll it out. Cut into 4 parts, each of which is a rectangle 15 by 10 cm.
2. Peel the apples and remove the seeds. Cut into thin (no more than 0.5 cm thick) slices.
3. Dilute the jam with water and put on fire for 2 minutes. Then we pass it through a sieve.
4. Cover a baking sheet with parchment and place the pieces on it.
5. We retreat 1.5 cm from each edge, overlapping apples in the middle of each workpiece. Lubricate them with jam. And grease the dough with yolk.
6. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
7. Grease the finished buns with jam.

Unleavened dough (phyllo)

We are all familiar with chebureks. Did you know that this type of pies belongs to a great family - burek or burekas. And in this family there is one “negligent relative.” And he’s careless because he’s... sweet. Yes Yes! Bureks are exclusively with unsweetened filling. And only the Greek galaktoboureko somehow became a dessert.

Ingredients:

• Puff pastry – 450 g (10 sheets);
• Sl. butter – 250 g

For cream:

• Semolina – 150-170g;
• Milk – 0.5 l;
• Sugar – 250 g;
• Sl. butter – 50 g;
• Eggs – 4 pcs.;
• Vanilla.

For the syrup:

• Water – 400-450 g;
• Sugar – 800 g;
• Lemon zest – from 1 pc.;
• Honey – 2 tbsp. l.;
• Vanillin.

1. First the syrup is boiled. Pour the dish only with cooled syrup.
   Mix all ingredients (except honey) for syrup. Bring to a boil while stirring. When the sugar is completely dissolved, set aside and add honey.
2. Now you need to prepare the cream:
   Separate the yolks from the whites.
   Beat egg whites (50g) with sugar until stiff.
3. Beat 50 g with yolks until thick.
4. Gradually adding meringue to the yolks, carefully mix everything.
5. Boil the milk with the rest of the sugar.
6. While stirring, gradually add semolina and vanilla.
7. Reduce the heat under the pan and cook until the consistency of thick sour cream.
8. When the semolina is cooked, remove from the stove and add oil.
9. Mix semolina and egg mixture. Stir to prevent foam from forming.
10. Grease a baking sheet with oil.
    Gradually lay out 5 sheets of dough, sprinkling them with melted butter.

Interesting! A subtlety like drizzling rather than brushing the sheets with oil makes the dough crispier.

1. Pour cream onto the dough. And on top are the remaining 4-5 sheets. And again spray them generously.
   If there is any oil left, pour it on top, after making small cuts in the top layers of the dough.
2. Bake for 60 minutes. at 160 degrees.
3. Pour cold syrup over hot pie and let soak
   This is a type of galaktoboureko. Since a real Greek dessert uses a different dough, not filo.

Tubes with protein cream

Dream and love since childhood. Did you know how easy it is to make them? If you have metal straws at home, then you are half an hour away from your dream!

Ingredients:

Preparation:

Important! If there are no metal forms, you can use thick paper. Make tubes out of it and secure the edges with a stapler.

Sweet pizza

It's no surprise that the pizza is sweet. No. That's just it. What filling and sauce should be in order for the dish to be juicy?

Ingredients:

For the sauce:

For filling:

Preparation

Baking from yeast puff pastry

Chocolate puff pastries

The beauty of this recipe is that it's completely hassle-free. You just need to wrap the chocolates so that they don’t leak when they melt in the oven. That's all!

Ingredients:

Preparation:

You can use different ways to “pack” chocolates.

Main! Step back from the chocolate bar to the left and right, top and bottom by 0.5 cm.

There is another folding option - as in. I'll copy the photo from the adjacent recipe to show this principle. Only instead of cherries there are pieces of chocolate. To briefly describe the method, it goes like this: roll out the dough into a circle, divide it into equal triangles, put the filling on the wide edge and roll it up, starting from the wide edge.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Grease the baking sheet. We put rolls with chocolate on it. And put it in the oven for 25-30 minutes.

They can be served both hot and cold.
Chocolate can be absolutely any: milk and black, with or without filling. You can even use candy.

Tongues with crumbs

A simple and unusual recipe. Where the “crumb” is not only a decoration, but also an excellent addition to the taste. By the way, you can simply sprinkle the tongues with sugar ().

Ingredients:

Preparation

That's the beauty of puff pastry. That it itself is delicious baked. And if you “decorate” it with original crumbs, it can turn out to be a delicacy.

Snails with raisins

Ingredients:

We prepare:
Oven – preheat to 200 degrees;
Dough - defrost;
Baking tray – cover with parchment paper;
Raisins – soak in hot water, then dry on a towel.

Snails with raisins can be prepared in another way: prepare custard (1/3 of a serving), grease a sheet of dough with cream and only then lay out the raisins and roll the roll, you get a delicate filling.

If you like baking with raisins, take note of the recipe.

Everything simple is brilliant! I suggest checking the truth with these recipes!

Roll with cream and jam

Ingredients:

How to cook:

10 of the simplest and incredibly delicious recipes from the world of Puff Pastry are ready to decorate your family’s holidays and everyday life.

On my You Tube channel there is a step-by-step recipe for puff pastry, from which you can make croissants, puff pastry with jam, cheese, chicken... I suggest you take note of this simple method and compare the taste of store-bought puff pastry with homemade one! You will feel the difference.

I hope you enjoyed the puff pastry recipes and some of the ideas take root in your kitchen. I wish you successful experiments and sweet tea parties!
I look forward to your feedback, comments, photos of finished baked goods.

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Puff pastry is a godsend for those who love baking, but don’t like to tinker with it for a long time. It makes excellent pies, bagels, pizzas, hot dogs and even pasties. We'll tell you how to prepare all this later.

Classic puff pastry is quite difficult to prepare. It’s easier to buy ready-made and take it out when you want to bake something. But, if you are a supporter of everything homemade, look on the Internet for simplified ways to prepare puff pastry. The recipes below assume you already have it.

Ingredients:

• 200–300 g puff pastry;
• chicken eggs;
• bacon slices;
• Parmesan;
• salt, pepper and herbs (parsley, dill, basil).

Preparation

Roll out the dough and cut it into squares 7–10 centimeters wide. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Make borders about 1 centimeter high along the edges of the squares.

Break one egg into each of the resulting squares and lay out a few slices of bacon. Salt, pepper and sprinkle with chopped herbs and grated Parmesan (can be replaced with other cheese).

Preheat oven to 200°C. Bake the puff pastries for 10–15 minutes. The dough should turn golden brown. But you can remove the puff pastry early if you want the egg to remain runny.

Ingredients:

• 400 g puff pastry;
• 200 g sausage;
• 200 g cheddar;
• 4 eggs;
• 1 tablespoon ranch sauce;
• 3 tablespoons salsa;
• Parmesan.

Preparation

Roll out the dough to form a circle about 30 centimeters in diameter. Place a glass in the center of this circle and cut out another circle. Cut the resulting ring into triangular wedges. It should look something like a flower.

You can also cut the dough into triangles and shape into a ring as shown.

Spread ranch dressing on the ring. If you don’t have it, then simply mix sour cream and mayonnaise in equal proportions with various spices (dried parsley, dried dill, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and so on).

Slice the sausage and lightly fry. Then crack the eggs into the pan and fry, stirring constantly. Finally, add three tablespoons of salsa.

Arrange the filling around the ring so that it is convenient to bend the “petals” later, and after cooking, cut the puff pastry. Close the ring by bending all the “petals” and sprinkle it with grated Parmesan. Bake the puff pastry in the oven for 10–15 minutes at 200°C. Serve hot for breakfast.

Ingredients:

• 400 g yeast-free puff pastry;
• 250 g cream cheese;
• 150 g sugar + 2–3 tablespoons for sprinkling;
• 80 g butter;
• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar.

Preparation

Roll out the dough into two large layers. Place one of them on a round or rectangular baking dish. Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Pour the mixture into the mold.

Place the second layer of dough on top. Seal the edges. If desired, you can use the leftover dough to make braids or a lattice and decorate the cheesecake with them. Sprinkle sugar on top of the pie. If you like cinnamon, you can sprinkle it on as well.

Bake the cheesecake for half an hour in an oven preheated to 180°C until golden brown. When it has cooled, place it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, then cut and serve.

Ingredients:

• 500 g puff pastry;
• 130 g butter;
• 1 small fork of cabbage;
• 7 eggs;
• 3 teaspoons salt.

Preparation

Finely chop the cabbage and sprinkle with salt. Leave it for 15-20 minutes so that it produces juice. Boil the eggs and chop finely too.

Squeeze the cabbage and combine with the eggs. Melt the butter and pour into the filling.

Roll out the dough to the size of the baking sheet. You should have two identical layers. Line a baking sheet with one of them and add the filling. Place the second layer of dough on top. Seal the edges. Brush the surface of the pie with beaten egg and place in the oven to bake for 30–40 minutes at 180°C.

Ingredients:

• 100 g puff pastry;
• 100 g cream cheese;
• 2 tablespoons sugar;
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice;
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest;
• fresh or frozen berries.

For the glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar;
• 1–2 tablespoons of milk.

Preparation

Using a mixer, mix cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and zest until smooth. Roll out the dough and brush it with the cream mixture. Place berries on top and roll up. Cut it into small pieces and place them on a round baking sheet.

Bake the rolls for 15–20 minutes at 180°C. While they are baking, prepare the glaze. To do this, mix a glass of powdered sugar with 1-2 tablespoons of milk. Let the mixture sit for a while until the powder is completely dissolved. If the glaze is too thick, add another spoonful of milk. If desired, you can also add a pinch of vanilla.

Remove the rolls from the oven and spoon the glaze over them. Can be served both hot and cold.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg puff pastry without yeast;
• 500 g minced pork or beef;
• 50 g butter;
• 2 onions;
• 5 cloves of garlic;
• salt, pepper, spices to taste;
• vegetable oil for frying.

Preparation

Grind the onion using a blender or meat grinder, mix it with the minced meat. Salt, pepper, add chopped garlic and spices that you like.

Cut the dough into small balls and roll each of them out. Place a couple of spoons of minced meat and a small piece of butter on one half of the circle. Cover the minced meat with the second half of the dough and seal it.

Fry the pasties in hot vegetable oil until golden brown on both sides. After frying, place the pasties on paper towels to remove excess fat.

Ingredients:

• 200 g puff pastry;
• 2 bananas;
• "Nutella";
• sugar;
• cinnamon.

Preparation

Roll out the dough and cut into triangles. Spread the base of each with Nutella (about half a tablespoon per triangle). How to make this chocolate spread at home, see.

Peel the bananas and cut into four parts. Arrange the banana pieces into triangles. Roll the puff pastry into a roll, pinching the open edges so that the filling is not visible. It should look something like pies. Roll each of them first in sugar and then in cinnamon. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment.

Bake the puff pastries for 10–15 minutes at 190°C. It’s better to eat it hot so that the Nutella flows out like hot chocolate.

Ingredients:

• 220 g puff pastry;
• 100 g mozzarella;
• 1 teaspoon chopped parsley;
• 1 clove of garlic.

Preparation

Roll out the dough and cut it into triangles. Place a piece of cheese (if you don't have mozzarella, use any other soft variety) at the base of each triangle and roll up the bagels. Brush them with a mixture of melted butter and chopped garlic and parsley.

Preheat the oven to 190°C, line a baking sheet with parchment. Bake the bagels for 10 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 500 g puff pastry;
• a can of canned pineapple (in rings);
• powdered sugar.

Preparation

Remove the pineapples from the jar and dry on a paper towel. Cut the rolled out dough into strips 2-3 centimeters wide. Wrap each pineapple ring with a strip of dough (much like we did with bacon) and place on a baking sheet (don't forget the baking paper).

Bake the puff pastries in the oven at 180°C for 15–20 minutes. Sprinkle the finished baked goods with powdered sugar. You can also use sesame or poppy seeds as a topping.

Ingredients:

• 250 g puff pastry;
• 200 g feta cheese;
• 200 g frozen spinach;
• 4 tablespoons olive oil;
• 2 chicken eggs;
• 1 onion;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• parsley, dill and green onions to taste.

Preparation

Spanakotiropita is a traditional Greek spinach and feta pie. To prepare portioned spanakotiropita, defrost, dry and chop the spinach. Fry the onion in olive oil (two tablespoons) until golden brown. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and combine them with the feta. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth. Add the fried onion, remaining olive oil, finely chopped herbs and garlic.

Roll out the dough thinly and cut into squares 10–12 centimeters wide. Place two tablespoons of filling on each of them. Wrap the pies in triangles. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake the pies in an oven preheated to 180°C for 20–25 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 250 g puff pastry;
• 100 g powdered sugar;
• 100 g fresh strawberries;
• 3 tablespoons sour cream;
• 4 tablespoons strawberry jam;
• 2 bananas;
• 1 apple;
• 1 kiwi.

Preparation

Roll out the dough into a layer about 0.5 centimeters thick. You can make small sides around the edge.

Spread the dough first with sour cream (it’s better to use fat), and then with strawberry jam. If you don’t have strawberry, you can take any other of your choice. Place thinly sliced ​​fruit on top. Use your imagination to make it not only tasty, but also beautiful.

Place the dish in the oven preheated to 200°C for 15–20 minutes. Sprinkle the finished galette with powdered sugar.

Ingredients:

• 400 g puff pastry;
• 200 g ham;
• 150 g hard cheese;
• 1–2 tablespoons of mayonnaise;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• greens (dill, parsley, basil).

Preparation

Roll out the dough into a rectangle measuring approximately 30 x 45 centimeters. Cut ham into thin slices (you can use doctor's sausage and any other sausage of your choice) and cheese.

Chop the greens and garlic, mix them with mayonnaise and spread it on the dough layer, leaving 3-5 centimeters from the edge. Scatter the ham and cheese evenly over the dough. Leave the ungreased edge free. Roll the roll so that this strip of dough is on the outside. It can be moistened with water to seal the roll tightly.

Cut the roll into pieces 4–6 centimeters wide. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. The top of the roll can be greased with yolk and sprinkled with poppy seeds or sesame seeds. Bake the rolls in the oven at 180°C for 20–25 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 6 sausages;
• 100–150 g hard cheese;
• 1 egg;
• sesame seeds, sauce and spices to taste.

Preparation

Roll out the dough and cut into strips 3-4 centimeters wide. Grease each of them with your favorite sauce, sprinkle with spices and finely grated cheese. Wrap the hot dogs in strips of dough and place the hot dogs on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush top with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds (optional).

Bake the sausages in the dough for 20 minutes at 180°C.

Ingredients:

• 200 g puff pastry;
• 200 g chocolate;
• 50 g powdered sugar;
• 1 chicken egg.

Preparation

Roll out the dough to a thickness of no more than 0.5 centimeters and cut into triangles. Place 1-2 pieces of chocolate at the base of the triangles. Roll the triangles into a roll, place on a baking sheet lined with parchment and brush with beaten egg.

Bake the croissants in the oven for 20 minutes at 220°C.

Ingredients:

• 300 g yeast-free puff pastry;
• 300 g smoked chicken breast;
• 200 g hard cheese;
• 1 egg.

Preparation

Roll out and cut the puff pastry into strips about 2 centimeters wide. Take one strip and place finely chopped chicken breast and grated cheese on it. Cover with another strip, fasten them together at the bases. Gently twist the puff pastry into a spiral. Repeat the same with all remaining strips.

Place the finished braids on a baking sheet (don't forget about baking paper!) and place in the oven preheated to 200°C for 15 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 250 g puff pastry;
• 2–3 apples;
• 5 tablespoons cane sugar;
• 3 tablespoons regular sugar;
• 2 tablespoons butter;
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon;

For the glaze:

• ½ cup powdered sugar;
• 2–3 teaspoons milk;
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract.

Preparation

Apple pie made from puff pastry is popular in Denmark. We suggest you make a variation of it in the form of braids.

To do this, apples need to be peeled, cored and cut into cubes. They then need to be caramelized over low heat: simmer them in a saucepan along with the cane sugar, vanilla extract and a teaspoon of cinnamon for 5 minutes.

Roll out the dough, brush it with melted butter, sprinkle with regular sugar and the remaining cinnamon. Place the apples and cover with another layer of dough on top. Then cut it into strips, place on a baking sheet with parchment and carefully twist each of them in a spiral.

Bake the braids for 10–15 minutes in the oven at 180°C. While they are baking, make the frosting. Combine powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract. You can adjust the thickness of the glaze by adding either powder or milk.

Drizzle glaze over finished braids and serve.

Ingredients:

• 400 g puff pastry;
• 100 g hard cheese;
• 100 g salami;
• 1 tomato;
• 1 egg;
• olives;
• spices to taste.

Preparation

If you are a fan, then you will definitely love these pies. Their filling goes well with foam. Salami, cheese, tomato and olives need to be finely chopped and combined with the egg. If you want, you can add your favorite spices and herbs to the filling.

Roll out the dough, cut into squares and spread out the filling. Make the pies. Bake at 180°C until golden brown.

Ingredients:

• 500 g yeast-free puff pastry;
• 400 g cottage cheese;
• a glass of sugar;
• 3 eggs.

Preparation

Using a mixer, beat two eggs with half a glass of sugar and cottage cheese. When the mass becomes homogeneous, add the remaining sugar and beat again.

Roll out the dough and cut into circles or squares. Place 1-2 tablespoons of curd mixture on each of them. Fold the edges of the cheesecake like a pie. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment and brush with beaten egg.

Bake for 30–40 minutes at 180°C.

Ingredients:

• 400 g yeast puff pastry;
• 200 g mozzarella;
• 3 tomatoes;
• 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce;
• 2 tablespoons olive oil;
• herbs and seasonings to taste;
• salt and pepper.

Preparation

Roll out the dough and make edges around the edges. If desired, you can make portioned mini-pizzas. Brush the dough with olive oil and tomato paste, and sprinkle with seasonings to suit your taste.

Spread out the filling. For a pizza a la Margherita, thinly sliced ​​tomatoes and mozzarella are enough, but you can use any and all toppings (bacon, mushrooms, olives, etc.).

Sprinkle fresh herbs on top of the pizza and bake for 20–25 minutes at 200°C.

Tarte Tatin

Ingredients:

• 250 g yeast puff pastry;
• 150 g butter;
• 150 g cane sugar;
• 6 sweet and sour apples;
• a pinch of cinnamon.

Preparation

Tarte Tatin is a French apple pie with the filling on top. Let's make a reservation right away: instead of apples, you can use pears, mangoes, peaches or pineapples.

Grease the baking dish well with butter and sprinkle with sugar. Peel the apples, remove the core and cut into slices. Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle with cinnamon. Cover the apples with a layer of rolled out puff pastry.

Bake the pie for half an hour at 180°C. Once the tart has cooled slightly, invert the pan onto a plate or tray so that the apples are on top. Serve warm. Maybe with ice cream.

If you have your own signature puff pastry recipes, then welcome in the comments. Let's share culinary secrets with each other!

• 1 First of all, we need to prepare the puff pastry. A more detailed recipe for making “Quick Puff Pastry” can be found in the “Baking” section. All ingredients for the dough must be cold. Add salt, vinegar and yolk to very cold water and whisk. Add cooled butter, cut into small pieces, into the flour and grind into crumbs. Combine both ingredients and quickly knead the dough. Transfer the dough into a bag and cool in the refrigerator. Roll out, roll, roll out, roll, cool. That's it, the puff pastry is ready to go.
• 2 While the puff pastry is resting in the refrigerator, prepare the filling. Finely chop the onion, lightly fry in sunflower oil, lightly salt and pepper the onion.
  
• 3 You can take any mushrooms, I used forest mushrooms, already boiled until half cooked. Finely chop them and add to the onion.
  
• 4 Cover the pan with a lid and simmer over low heat until done.
  
• 5 I have boiled chicken meat, chop it finely as well.
  
• 6 Place the meat in a frying pan and fry for 2 minutes over low heat.
  
• 7 Then add tomato paste or ketchup, salt and pepper to taste, fry for about 2 minutes. Wash the greens, shake off the water and chop finely.
  
• 8 Transfer the dill and parsley to the pan and stir.
  
• 9 I don’t have salted cheese (here they call it kash). Mash it and add it to the pan, stir.
  
• 10 Remove the pan from the heat and let the filling cool.
  
• 11 Remove the chilled puff pastry from the refrigerator and cut into two pieces. Roll out one piece of dough into a thin layer and cut into squares. My squares are about 8X8.
  
• 12 Place the filling on one half of the square, cover the top with the other half, press down lightly with your palm and press down along the edges with a fork.
  
• 13 Line a baking sheet with baking paper and transfer the products onto the baking sheet. Beat the egg and brush the pies with a pastry brush, sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
  
• 14 Bake puff pastries in a well-heated oven at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes. We do the same with the second piece of dough.
  
• 15 You can make these simple cookies from scraps of dough.
  
• 16 Serve puff pastry pies with any sauce. The pies are delicious both hot and cold. Help yourself!
  

If we want to cook something delicious for dinner, then puff pastry pies are just what we need. Everyone loves hot, fragrant and tasty pastries. And that’s exactly how the pies turn out. And each time they can be prepared with different fillings. These include meat, vegetable, mushroom, and fruit - you can safely choose any one. With any of them, they turn out very, very tasty.

And if there is also ready-made store-bought food in the refrigerator, then there is no need to waste time preparing it. After all, it’s no secret that this is exactly what takes the longest time. And it’s not even a matter of kneading the dough for a long time. The thing is that it always takes time for it to infuse. And here you bought it ready-made, defrosted it, prepared the filling, and bake whatever you want.

Yeast puff pastry and yeast-free dough are sold in stores. What is their difference, and which one is better to buy for baking.

The yeast-free version has more layers than the yeast version. And since there are more layers, that means there is more oil between the layers. That is, it is fattier and has twice as many calories. In terms of taste, both options are practically no different. But yeast-free dough is somewhat dry, while yeast dough is softer, making baked goods more fluffy.

Therefore, the yeast-free version is used for preparing baked goods with sweet fillings - puff pastries, croissants. it is prepared from the same... And yeast is just good for non-sweet options, as well as for pizza.

That's why today we use a yeast base. It needs to be defrosted properly. It is better to do this at room temperature. But we must remember that puff pastry contains butter, and if you defrost it too much, the butter will also melt, and the baked goods will not turn out flaky and tasty.

I try to defrost it in the refrigerator. Knowing what I'll be baking today, I move it from the freezer to the refrigerator in advance. If I put it in in the morning, then by the evening it is already defrosted, and you can immediately roll it out and prepare baked goods.

I'll tell you how to cook pies with different fillings. Someone in our house is a meat eater, and someone is a vegetarian. And everyone wants baked goods! Therefore, we will cook for different tastes.

We will need (for 16 pcs):

• potatoes - 800 gr
• egg - 1 pc.
• butter - 50 gr.
• milk (optional)
• onion - 2 pcs. (optional)
• sesame - 2 tbsp. spoons
• salt - to taste
• vegetable oil - for lubricating the sheet

Preparation:

1. Pour water over the potatoes, bring to a boil, add salt and boil until tender.

2. Now you need to decide what filling you would like to make. There are two options, the first is to use only mashed potatoes for this. The second is to make the filling from mashed potatoes with fried onions. Today I follow the simplest path and choose the first option.

If you want to choose the second option, then cut the onion into small cubes and fry it until golden brown in a small amount of vegetable oil.

3. Mash the potatoes, add butter, potato broth, or milk. When the desired consistency is reached, add the egg white. Leave the yolk, we will need it. For the potato filling, it is better to make mashed potatoes a little thicker than we do for the side dish.

If you are making the filling with onions, add it to the puree. In this case, you can not add butter at all or add less. Taste the salt; if it is not enough, add salt to taste.

4. Give the filling time to cool.

5. Grease the table with vegetable oil and roll out one layer of dough on it. It should be rolled out in one direction, away from you, so as not to disturb the layers. You don’t need to press hard on the rolling pin, just roll it out evenly.

6. Cut the workpiece into 4 parts. Place a large portion of the filling on each one. To make the finished products tasty, they must have a lot of filling.

7. Roll into an envelope or triangle.

8. Cover a baking tray with baking paper, grease it with oil or use a silicone mat, and place the preparations on it. Do the same with the other three layers.

9. Grease with yolk. Thanks to it, the products will turn out rosy and appetizing. And sprinkle sesame seeds on top for beauty. After all, a dish is first determined by its appearance, so let’s make it attractive.

10. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. The finished baked goods should have a beautiful golden brown crust.

11. Take out a baking sheet, remove the pies and place them in a large flat dish. Let cool slightly and serve with hot tea.

Pies with potatoes and mushrooms

Similar to the previous recipe, but only we add mushrooms fried with onions to the filling.

We will need (for 16 pcs):

• puff pastry dough - 4 plates (750 g)
• potatoes - 500-600 gr
• mushrooms – 300 gr
• egg - 1 pc.
• onion - 2 pcs.
• sesame - 2 tbsp. spoons
• vegetable oil - 5 tbsp. spoons
• salt, pepper - to taste

Preparation:

1. Boil the potatoes. Mash it into puree, add a little potato broth and egg white.

2. While the potatoes are boiling, cut the onion into cubes and lightly fry it in vegetable oil.

3. Finely chop mushrooms; any mushrooms will do - wild mushrooms, store-bought ones, such as champignons, pickled or salted ones. Add them to the onion and fry for 5-7 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

4. Add mushrooms to the puree and stir.

5. Roll out the layer, divide it into 4 parts, and place on each filling. Fold into an envelope or triangle. Do the same with the rest of the dough.

6. Place on a baking sheet greased with vegetable oil and lined with baking paper, or on a silicone mat placed on it. Brush with yolk and sprinkle with black or white sesame seeds.

7. Bake for 30 minutes, until golden brown. Remove, place on a plate, let cool slightly, and serve with hot tea.

Puff pastries with minced meat

If you prepare minced meat in advance and defrost the dough, then in an hour the whole family will be able to enjoy delicious, aromatic baked goods with meat.

We will need (for 16 pcs):

• minced meat -500-600 gr
• onions - 2-3 pcs.
• dough - 4 plates (750 g)
• egg -1 pcs
• sesame - 2 tbsp. spoons
• spices, dried herbs
• vegetable oil - for greasing

Preparation:

1. Cut the onion into small cubes and add to the minced meat. You can, of course, grind it in a meat grinder, but you shouldn’t. Ground onion is very liquid, and the minced meat will also be liquid. But when we cut it, the minced meat will be the consistency we need. In addition, during the cooking process, the onion will gradually exchange juice with the meat, and this will make the filling much tastier.

2. Add spices and dried herbs to the minced meat. Good spices would be ground coriander, rosemary and cumin. They will give our products a simply divine aroma. You can add any dried herbs, but I add basil and parsley, as well as oregano.

3. Salt and pepper to taste. And add egg white. We will need the yolk to grease the baking surface. During the cooking process, it will acquire a beautiful golden color.

4. Mix the minced meat thoroughly until smooth.

5. Roll out one layer on a greased table. Don't forget that we roll it out in one direction so as not to disturb the layers. Cut the layer into four parts.

6.Place a significant portion of the filling on each piece of dough. Fold into an envelope or triangle. Place on a greased baking sheet or lined with a silicone mat.

7. Do the same with the remaining parts. Grease the finished pieces with yolk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

8. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 35-40 minutes. The pies will brown and become beautiful and very appetizing.

9. Take them out and place them on a large flat dish. let cool slightly and serve with hot tea.

Pies with green onions and eggs

With the onset of spring and summer, we all feel a lack of vitamins. And by that time, the first “green vitamins” appeared in our summer cottages - and onions took pride of place among them. We enjoy eating it as an accompaniment to various dishes, and with no less pleasure we make a variety of baked goods using it. Puff pastries are one of them.

We will need (for 16 pcs):

• dough - 4 plates (750 g)
• egg - 6 pieces
• yolk - 1 pc.
• green onions - as much as you don’t mind (a good big bunch)
• sour cream or mayonnaise - to taste
• salt - to taste
• sesame (optional)

Preparation:

1. Boil the eggs, cover them with cold water and remove the shells. Cut into small cubes.

2. Cut green onions 0.6-0.8 cm thick.

3. Mix onions with eggs, add sour cream or mayonnaise. Or both in equal proportions. The filling should not be liquid or thick. In the first case, the finished products will “float”, and in the second they will turn out dry and tasteless.

4. Grease the table with vegetable oil and roll out the first layer. Cut it into four parts and put the filling on each part. We don’t feel sorry for it, we put in more of it. Fold the blanks into an envelope or triangle. Place on a greased baking sheet or lined with a silicone mat.

5. Do the same with the remaining three parts. Brush the pies with yolk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

6. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 30 minutes. They will brown and become beautiful and of course tasty.

Here we have products with the most popular and favorite fillings. As you may have noticed, working with dough is the same everywhere. Well, that is if you use it in a ready-made version.

If you want to make the dough yourself, here is the recipe.

Yeast puff pastry recipe

We will need:

• premium flour - 0.5 kg
• butter 82.5% -350 gr
• milk -1 glass
• sugar - 3 tbsp. heaped spoons
• salt -1 teaspoon
• dry yeast - 11 g bag

Preparation:

1. Sift the flour 2-3 times to better saturate it with oxygen. Set aside 3 tbsp. spoons of flour into a separate bowl.

2. Place the rest of the flour in a bowl, add salt.

3. Dilute sugar in 1/2 part of milk and add to flour. Mix.

4. Separately, dilute the yeast in warm milk. Let stand for a while until they separate and add the mixture to the flour and sugar.

5. Add butter that has been softened in advance at room temperature. Knead the dough, it should be quite stiff and come away well from your hands.

6. Wrap it in cling film and put it in the refrigerator, preferably overnight, but at least 4 hours. During this time it will double in volume.

7. Take out the finished dough and roll it into a layer 0.5-0.6 mm thick.

8. Spread butter on the rolled out layer, leaving 1/3 part. Do not spread to the very edges, leave about 1 cm from the edges uncoated.

9. Wrap the ungreased part onto the lubricated part. And then cover it with the rest. You will get three layers. Using a rolling pin, roll it without pressing very hard along the entire length of the layer. To avoid breaking the layers, roll only in one direction.

10. Then lightly sprinkle the remaining flour onto the top of the layer and fold again into three layers. Roll out lightly and put back in the refrigerator for 40 minutes.

11. This procedure must be repeated four times. Only four times. Then we will get the required number of layers.

The finished dough can be stored in the refrigerator for three days and in the freezer for 1 month.

This is not the fastest cooking method. There is a faster way, described in my other post, on how to cook

And in conclusion, one little secret for making delicious pastries. The word itself comes from the word "feast". To feast means to celebrate. And we spare nothing to celebrate. Look how our tables are packed for all the holidays. Therefore, don’t skimp on the filling! There should be a lot of it in the pies! Less dough and more filling. That's the whole secret!

Bon appetit!

Puff pastry is well-deservedly popular. Many housewives prefer to use puff pastry for baking, citing the fact that it is more tender and tasty.

Puff pastry is widely used to prepare various baked goods. Today we will bake pies from it.

Recipe for puff pastries with meat

Puff pastry pies can be baked in different ways. However, the most popular are puff pastries with minced meat. We will not consider the widespread recipe for puff pastry pies with minced meat. Instead, let's prepare puff pastries with minced meat.

This is a traditional Scottish dish. Pies are made from puff pastry filled with minced meat mixed with carrots and onions.

Ingredients:

• 1 – 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 onions
• 1 carrot
• 500 grams of beef
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 300 ml meat broth
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 350 grams of ready-made puff pastry
• 1 egg.

Cooking method:

Heat olive oil in a large frying pan. Add chopped onions and carrots. Fry for 5 minutes. Next, add finely chopped beef to the pan. Cook for 5 minutes. Add flour and meat broth. Bring to a boil. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook over low heat for 20 minutes.

Roll out the puff pastry and cut it into squares. Let's start making puff pastries with meat. Place meat filling on each square. We seal the puff pastries with meat. Brush with beaten egg. We send our puff pastries with meat to the oven. Bake for 20 – 30 minutes.

You can make puff pastries with chicken in a similar way. For this we need chicken breast. We prepare the filling for puff pastries in the same way.

We make pies from puff pastry. Place them in the oven. Bake the puff pastries for 15 – 20 minutes.

Puff pastries with apples

Fillings for puff pastries can also be sweet. If we want to make sweet pies from puff pastry, then we have a great variety of options.

For example, we can make puff pastries with cherries, raspberries, currants, jam, marmalade, pears, or make puff pastries with apples. To begin with, we will look at how pies with apple filling are prepared.

Ingredients:

• 2 large apples
• 1 lemon
• 1 cup raisins
• ¼ cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 package puff pastry
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius.

In a separate bowl, mix peeled and chopped apples and lemon juice. Add raisins, sugar and 2 tablespoons of butter.

Sprinkle the work surface with flour and roll out the dough on it. Cut the dough into squares. Place apple filling in each square. We pinch the edges.

Place puff pastries with apples on a baking sheet and place in the oven for 40 minutes. Grease the finished puff pastry pies with apples with melted butter and sprinkle with ground cinnamon.

You can make puff pastries with jam in the same way. Roll out the dough, add jam, pinch the edges. Place the puff pastries with jam in the oven for 20 – 25 minutes.

Puff pastries with cheese

To prepare puff pastries with cheese, we need the bare minimum of ingredients:

• 1 package puff pastry
• 300 grams of cheese
• 1 egg.

Roll out the dough and cut it into squares. Place grated cheese in each square. You can add a little chopped garlic. We seal the puff pastries.

Brush with beaten egg. Place the puff pastries in the oven for 15 – 20 minutes.

Puff pastries with cabbage

To make cabbage puff pastries, you need to prepare the following ingredients:

• 1 package puff pastry
• 500 grams cabbage
• 2 – 3 chicken eggs

Salt and ground black pepper to taste.

Recipe for puff pastries with cabbage:

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.

Let's prepare the filling. Boil the eggs. Finely chop the cabbage and simmer in a frying pan, seasoning with salt and pepper, until cooked. Mix cabbage with chopped eggs.

We make pies from puff pastry. Place them in the oven for 25 - 30 minutes until browned.

Puff pastries with potatoes

Most often we can observe it with potatoes. However, we will try to take a slightly different approach to preparing this dish and make puff pastries with potatoes.

Ingredients:

• 1 package puff pastry
• 300 grams of potatoes
• 1 onion
• Salt and seasonings to taste.

First we need to peel the potatoes. Place it in water, salt to taste, add seasonings. Put on fire and boil until done. Mash the finished potatoes into a puree.