Tomato And Basil Quiche

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup flour
• 90 g butter
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (approx)
• 30 g butter
• 1 leek
• 3 eggs
• 300 ml whipping cream
• 3/4 cup grated cheese
• 3 small ripe tomatoes
• 3/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 --------pastry-----------.
• 2 sift flour into bowl, rub in butter, add egg yolk and enough lemon juice to mix to firm dough.
• 3 cover.
• 4 refrigerate 30 minutes.
• 5 roll out to fit 23 cm flan tin, trim edges.
• 6 line tin with greaseproof paper, fill with dry beans or rice, bake in mod hot oven for 10 minutes.
• 7 remove paper and beans, return to oven and bake a further 5 minutes.
• 8 ----------filling--------------- ¼.
• 9 melt butter in pan, add sliced leek, cook until tender.
• 10 combine eggs, cream and cheese in bowl, add leek, pour into pastry case.
• 11 peel tomatoes, cut into 1 cm slices.
• 12 roll edge of tomato slices in combined basil and parsley, place on top of leek mixture.
• 13 sprinkle with salt, pepper and grated parmesan.
• 14 bake in moderate oven for 30 minutes.

Simple Puff Pastry Apple Dessert

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 9 puff pastry, squares (5x5)
• 5 apples, peeled, cored and sliced into wedges
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons cream (you can use half and half)
• 3 tablespoons turbinado sugar

Recipe

• 1 1. prepare apples. i peel them and then use a corer/slicer that gives you 8 wedges. cut each wedge into 3 pieces. place cut apples in a bowl of water with the lemon or lime juice as you cut it so it won't discolor. when you are done cutting all apples, drain them well.
• 2 2. in a very large skillet, melt the butter over a low/medium heat and toss in the apples.
• 3 3. sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. i use golden delicious apples (not red delicious, which will turn to mush) cortlands are really good too. if you use a tart apple, like granny smith, you will need to increase the sugar to 1/2-2/3 cups.
• 4 4. cook the apples until they are a little soft, but not cooked to mush. cool for 5 minutes.
• 5 5. fill the 5x5 inch puff pastry squares & close in a triangular shape, pinching the edges well all around. place on a baking sheet.
• 6 6. brush cream on each one & sprinkle with raw sugar.
• 7 7. place in preheated 400 degree oven until nicely browned. it usually takes about 20 minutes, but watch after 15 minutes, so that they don't burn. i have found that they bake best on the middle shelf. the tops burn on the top shelf and the bottoms burn on the bottom shelf, so bake in two batches if you have to.

Senegalese Pasties

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 350 g self raising flour
• 25 g butter
• 1 egg
• 200 ml milk
• 250 g fish fillets
• 1 leek, sliced
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 bay leaf
• oil, for basting and (for deep frying)

Recipe

• 1 make a dough out of the flour, butter, egg and milk.
• 2 knead and then let rest for approximately 10 minutes.
• 3 place the remaining ingredients (except the oil) in a saucepan with a little salt and pepper. bring to boil and cook on a gentle heat.
• 4 roll out the pastry onto a surface basted with oil.
• 5 cut out pieces approximately 6x8 cm.
• 6 place 1 tbsp of the filling in each square.
• 7 fold the pastry over and press together with a fork sealing the edges.
• 8 heat a pan with a layer of oil for deep frying.
• 9 fry the pastries one by one for approx 5 min or until light brown turning occasionally.

Elephant Ears

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 sheet puff pastry
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 cup granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 water wash entire surface of one pastry sheet.
• 2 sprinkle cinnamon on surface.
• 3 roll sheet up into a coil.
• 4 cut coil into 12 equal pieces.
• 5 place sufficient granulated sugar on work surface and place one cut piece on sugar, also covering top of roll with sugar.
• 6 with a rolling pin, roll down piece, changing direction of sheeting to keep the piece oval. use sugar as you would dusting flour to keep from sticking. roll approximately 7" or 8" circles.
• 7 place on parchment paper lined baking pan.
• 8 allow dough to rest for 10 minutes.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Filled Cupcakes With Cherry Flavored Filled Delightfulls™

Total Time: 1 hr 18 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (15 1/4-16 1/2 ounce) package cake mix
• water, vegetable oil and egg amounts stated on cake mix package
• 7 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 -3 tablespoons milk, divided
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup nestlã‰â® toll houseâ® delightfulls cherry flavored filled morsels, coarsely chopped, divided (6 oz.)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350° f. paper-line 24 muffin cups.
• 2 prepare cake batter according to package directions. spoon into prepared muffins cups. bake as directed or until wooden pick inserted in cupcakes comes out clean. cool in pans for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• 3 beat powdered sugar, butter, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. add remaining tablespoon of milk if needed. remove 1 cup of frosting to small bowl. stir in 1/2 cup chopped delightfulls morsels. spoon filling mixture into pastry bag fitted with large pastry tip or into food storage bag with 1/2-inch snipped from corner of bag.
• 4 cut a 1-inch circle 1-inch deep with sharp knife from each cupcake. carefully remove cake pieces and save for another use such as crumbling over ice cream. pipe filling mixture into each cupcake. filling should be level with top of cupcake.
• 5 frost cupcakes with remaining frosting in bowl. sprinkle cupcakes with remaining 1/2 cup chopped delightfulls morsels.
• 6 tip: if short on time, here is another frosting to try in place of one above. gently mix together 1 container (16 oz.) prepared cream cheese frosting and 1 1/2 cups thawed whipped topping in large bowl. divide and use as stated above.

Sara's Pasties

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 6 sheets puff pastry
• 6 sheets shortcrust pastry
• 500 g ground beef
• 500 g ground sausage
• 2 cups potatoes, grated
• 1 cup carrot, grated
• 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables or 1/2 cup frozen baby peas and 1/2 cup frozen corn kernel
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• milk, for brushing

Recipe

• 1 combine meats, vegetables, and pepper in a large bowl. use your hands to really mix it well.
• 2 cut each sheet of pastry into 4 squares, and brush edges lightly with milk.
• 3 place 1 dessert spoonfull of mixture onto each square, and fold pastry in half, corner ways.
• 4 press edges together and roll edges in, to seal.
• 5 brush each pastie with milk, and bake at 200c for 20 minutes, or until patry is golden and flaky.
• 6 these freeze great, and defrost quickly in the oven or microwave for a quick lunch or dinner.

Red Flannel Hash Napoleons

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces puff pastry (for frozen puff pastry sheets, use part of the package, thaw before using)
• 3 slices smoked bacon, diced
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 2 1/2 cups canned beets (sliced grade a fancy, drained)
• 3 cups canned corn beef hash
• vegetable oil, as needed

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f roll out puff pastry 3/8-inch thick; cut into 9, 3-inch circles*. place circles on parchment-lined baking sheet, one-inch apart. bake 20 to 25 minutes or until puffed and golden. cool; cut in half horizontally to make 18 thinner circles.
• 2 in a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp; remove with slotted spoon, leaving bacon drippings in the pan. set bacon aside on paper towel to drain. add onions to pan; sauté until golden brown. add reserved bacon to onions. remove half the onion mixture; reserve. add beats to onion mixture remaining in pan and heat thoroughly. keep warm.
• 3 in a separate large skillet, combine hash and reserved onion mixture. brown over medium heat, adding oil as needed.
• 4 for each serving, place 1 puff pastry circle on plate; top with a heaping tablespoon of hash and 2 to 3 beet slices. repeat layers, ending with a third puff pastry circle. garnish plate with a few beet slices.
• 5 nutritional information per serving: calories 600; total fat 39g; saturated fat 12g; cholesterol 45mg; sodium 880mg; carbohydrate 45g; fiber 4g; protein 17g; vitamin a 0%dv*; vitamin c 10% dv; calcium 4%dv; iron 25%dv *daily value.