Crumb crust is used for the base of cheesecakes, chilled tarts, ice-cream tarts and chilled chiffon mixtures.
Browsing: Pastries
Basic Cream Cheese Pastry
Cream cheese pastry is a moist, flaky pastry often used with sweet or nut-flavoured fillings. It is ideal for rich tartlets and tiny petit fours.
Pastry Cream Fillings (Creme Patissiere)
Pastry cream is often used as a filling for mille feuille. It is a light egg custard mixture thickened with a little flour, it can be flavoured with vanilla, lemon,…
Deep-Fried Pastry Fritters (Cenci)
These delightful fritters look like lovers’ knots and are served as a snack, or as an accompaniment to ice-creams and fruit salads.
Rich Cheese Pastry
Rich cheese pastry is used for party and cocktail appetisers and savouries. Remember, Pastry is only as good as the flour you use. Don’t buy cheap flour.
Rich Shortcrust Pastry
Remember, Pastry is only as good as the flour you use. Don’t buy cheap flour.
Curd Cheese Pastry
It may seem surprising that Curd Cheese can make a light pastry, but it does. Remember, Pastry is only as good as the flour you use. Don’t buy cheap flour.
Phyllo Pastry
Phyllo pastry is a difficult and time-consuming pastry to make and unlike other pastries requires warm ingredients and rough handling as the pastry has to develop the strength to be…
Fried Choux Pastries (Churros)
With a few simple ingredients from your pantry, you can whip up a batch of these fried choux pastry treats for your friends and family to enjoy.
Witches Fingers
Witches Fingers is Halloween party dish served with a red, blood-like soup.
Soured Cream Pastry
You can make delicious cookies from any trimmings when using the pastry (or make some specially for cookies). Remember, Pastry is only as good as the flour you use. Don't…
Nut Pastry
Nut pastry is used for pies, flans, tartlets and a wide range of savory and sweet dishes. It should be crisp, light yet firm in texture and light handling; use…
Wholemeal Pastry
Wholemeal pastry is similar to shortcrust pastry. Plain wholemeal flour can be used for wholemeal pastry, either by itself, or mixed with a proportion of white flour for a lighter…
Cheese Pastry
This recipe for cheese pastry is the best way to enjoy your favorite cheese in a savory treat.
Potato Choux Pastry
A light, crisp, and slightly sweet pastry that is perfect for breakfast or dessert.
Potato Puff Pastry
This Potato Puff Pastry Recipe is a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes.
Potato Shortcrust Pastry
Potato Shortcrust Pastry is a quick and easy pastry that can be used as a base for a variety of dishes.
Pâté Sucrée Pastry
A French pastry which should be thin, crisp and melts in the mouth. Pate Sucree is used for Continental patisserie. Pate sucree: This is identical to shortcrust pastry except that…
Cream Cheese Pastry
Cream cheese pastry is a moist, flaky pastry often used with sweet or nut-flavoured fillings. It is ideal for rich tartlets and tiny petit fours. Remember, Pastry is only as…
Oil Pastry
Oil pastry can be used instead of shortcrust pastry. As it is more greasy, it is therefore more suitable for savoury rather than sweet dishes. Also note that it should…
Flaky Pastry
Flaky pastry can be used instead of puff pastry where a great rise is not needed: eccles cakes, sweet and savory pies, turnovers and sausage rolls all use it to…
Suet Pastry
Suet pastry is commonly used for roly-polys, boiled and steamed puddings and dumplings.Remember, Pastry is only as good as the flour you use. Don't buy cheap flour.
Choux Pastry
Choux pastry is soft and sticky. It is piped or spooned on to a baking sheet. When baking, the moisture in the dough turns to steam and puffs up the…