What to make with puff pastry: 20 quick and tasty dishes

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Puff pastry is a godsend for those who love baking, but do not like to mess with it for a long time. It makes excellent pies, bagels, pizzas, hot dogs and even pasties. How to prepare all this - we will tell you further.

The classic puff pastry is quite difficult to prepare. It's easier to buy ready-made, store in the freezer and take it out when you want to bake something. But, if you are a supporter of everything home, search the Internet for simplified ways to make puff pastry. The recipes below assume you already have it.

Open puffs for breakfast

Ingredients:

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

Preparation

Roll out the dough and cut into 7-10 cm squares. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Make bumpers about 1 centimeter high around the edges of the squares.

Break one egg into each of your squares and add a few slices of bacon. Season with salt, pepper and sprinkle with chopped herbs and grated Parmesan (can be substituted with another cheese).

Preheat oven to 200 ° C. Bake the puffs for 10-15 minutes. The dough should turn golden brown. But you can remove the puffs early if you want the egg to stay runny.

Puff-ring for breakfast

Ingredients:

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

Preparation

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

You can also cut the dough into triangles and form a ring, as shown here.

Lubricate the ring with ranch sauce. If it is not there, then just mix in equal proportions sour cream and mayonnaise with various spices (dried parsley, dried dill, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and so on).

Cut the sausage and lightly fry. Then break the eggs into a frying pan and fry, stirring constantly. Add three tablespoons of salsa at the end.

Spread the filling around the ring so that later it would be convenient to bend the "petals", and after cooking - cut the puff. Close the ring by folding all the "petals" and sprinkle it with grated Parmesan. Bake the puff in the oven for 10-15 minutes at 200 ° C. Serve with hot coffee for breakfast.

Quick cheesecake

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. Whisk the cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla sugar until smooth. Pour the mixture into a mold.

Place the second layer of dough on top. Seal the edges. If desired, you can make braids or a grate from the remains of the dough and decorate the cheesecake with them. Sprinkle sugar on top of the cake. If you like cinnamon, you can also sprinkle it on it.

Bake the cheesecake for half an hour in an oven preheated to 180 ° C until golden brown. When it cools down, put it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, then slice and serve.

A pie with cabbage

Ingredients:

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

Preparation

Chop the cabbage finely and sprinkle with salt. Leave it on for 15–20 minutes for her to 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 lay out the filling. Place the second layer of dough on top. Pinch the edges. Lubricate the surface of the pie with a beaten egg and place in the oven for 30-40 minutes to bake at 180 ° C.

Roll with berries and cream cheese

Ingredients:

• 200 g puff pastry;
• 100 g cream cheese;
• 2 tablespoons of sugar;
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• fresh or frozen berries.
• 1 cup powdered sugar;
• 1-2 tablespoons of milk.

Preparation

Using a mixer, combine the cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and zest until smooth. Roll out the dough and brush it with the creamy mixture. Arrange the berries on top and wrap the roll. Cut it into small pieces and transfer to a round baking sheet.

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

Remove the rolls from the oven and cover them with icing. It can be served both hot and cold.

Chebureks

Ingredients:

• 1 kg of puff yeast-free dough;
• 500 g pork or ground beef;
• 50 g butter;
• 2 onions;
• 5 cloves of garlic;
• salt, pepper, spices to taste;
• vegetable oil for frying.

Preparation

Chop the onion with a blender or meat grinder, mix it with minced meat. Season with salt, pepper, chopped garlic and any spices you like.

Cut the dough into small balls, roll each of them. Place a couple of tablespoons 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 pinch it.

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

Puffs with bananas and Nutella

Ingredients:

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

Preparation

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

Peel and cut the bananas into quarters. Divide the banana slices into triangles. Roll the puffs into a roll, pinch the open edges so that the filling is not visible. You should get something like pies. Dip each of them first in sugar and then in cinnamon. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment.

Bake the puffs for 10-15 minutes at 190 ° C. It is better to eat it hot so that Nutella flows like hot chocolate.

Bagels with cheese and garlic

Ingredients:

• 220 g puff pastry;
• 100 g mozzarella;
• 2 tablespoons of butter;
• 1 teaspoon chopped parsley
• 1 clove of garlic

Preparation

Roll out the dough and cut into triangles. Place a wedge of cheese (if no mozzarella is available, use any other soft varieties) at the base of each triangle and wrap the bagels. Brush them with a mixture of melted butter and minced garlic and parsley.

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

Pineapple puffs

Ingredients:

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

Preparation

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

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

Spanakotyropite

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

Spanakotyropita is a traditional Greek spinach and feta pie. Defrost, dry and chop the spinach to make the portioned Spanakotiropites. Fry the onion in olive oil (two tablespoons) until golden brown. Beat eggs in a separate bowl and combine with feta. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth. Add the sautéed 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 the filling on top of each. Wrap the patties 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.

Fruit biscuit

Ingredients:

• 250 g puff pastry;
• 100 g icing 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 bumpers around the edge.

Spread the dough first with sour cream (it is better to use fatty cream), and then with strawberry jam. If there is no strawberry, you can take any other of your choice. Top with thinly sliced fruit. Imagine so that it turns out not only tasty, but also beautiful.

Send the dish to the oven preheated to 200 ° C for 15-20 minutes. Sprinkle the finished biscuit with icing sugar.

Rolls with cheese and ham

Ingredients:

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

Preparation

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

Chop greens and garlic, mix them with mayonnaise and spread this on a layer of dough, stepping back 3-5 centimeters from the edge. Spread the ham and cheese evenly over the dough. Leave the unlubricated edge free. Roll the roll up so that the 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. On top, 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.

Hot dogs

Ingredients:

• 400 g yeast puff pastry;
• 6 sausages;
• 100-150 g of hard cheese;
• 1 egg;
• sesame seeds, sauce and spices to taste.

Preparation

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

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

Croissants with chocolate

Ingredients:

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

Preparation

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

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

Pigtails with chicken and cheese

Ingredients:

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

Preparation

Roll out and cut the puff pastry into strips about 2 centimeters wide. Take one strip and place the finely chopped chicken breast and grated cheese on top of it. Cover with another strip, fasten them together at the bases. Spiral the puff gently. Repeat this with all the remaining strips.

Put the finished braids on a baking sheet (do not forget about baking paper!) And send them to the oven, preheated to 200 ° C, for 15 minutes.

Danish sweet braids

Ingredients:

• 250 g puff pastry;
• 2-3 apples;
• 5 tablespoons of cane sugar
• 3 tablespoons of regular sugar
• 2 tablespoons of butter;
• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract.
• ½ cup powdered sugar;
• 2-3 teaspoons of milk;
• ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Preparation

Puff pastry apple pie is popular in Denmark. We suggest you make a variation of it in the form of braids.

To do this, the apples must be peeled, cored and diced. Then they must be caramelized over low heat: cook them in a saucepan with cane sugar, vanilla extract and a teaspoon of cinnamon for 5 minutes.

Roll out the dough, brush with melted butter, sprinkle with plain sugar and the remaining cinnamon. Arrange the apples and cover with another layer of dough on top. Then cut it into strips, place on a baking sheet with parchment and gently twist each one 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.

Pour the icing over the finished braids and serve.

Beer pies

Ingredients:

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

Preparation

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

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

Closed cheesecakes

Ingredients:

• 500 g of yeast-free puff pastry;
• 400 g of 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 mixture is smooth, add the remaining sugar and whisk again.

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

Bake for 30-40 minutes at 180 ° C.

Pizza with tomatoes and mozzarella

Ingredients:

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

Preparation

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

Spread out the filling. For pizza a la "Margarita", thin sliced tomatoes and mozzarella are enough, but you can use any sauce and any filling (bacon, mushrooms, olives, etc.).

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

Tart Taten

Ingredients:

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

Preparation

Tart Taten 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 a baking dish well with butter and sprinkle with sugar. Peel the apples, core and cut into slices. Arrange them in a baking dish and sprinkle with cinnamon. Cover the apples with a sheet of rolled puff pastry.

Bake the pie for half an hour at 180 ° C. When the finished tart has cooled slightly, turn the tart pan over onto a plate or tray so that the apples are on top. Serve warm. It is possible with ice cream.