Puff Pastry

Has anyone ever made a galette (fruit or savory, any type) using a puff pastry with yeast (like the dough used for croissants or kouign amann)? Any particular issues to watch out for?

Simple really....What in your opinion ids the best store-bought puff pastry, and why ???

I was talking with a friend and he mentioned that if you sprayed water on top of a loaf of bread before baking it, that it would make the crust on top kinda glossy and a little better. What exactly...

by chef chicklet 12 years ago

In cleaning the fridge and freezer the other day, I and probably like many others, found items in the freezer that needed to be used pretty soon if not yesterday. Hey that is a good resolution for ...

I sent my significant other to the store to buy a few boxes of puff pastry sheets. (I was going to use them for starburst appetizers.) He came back with a bunch of boxes of frozen puff pastry sh...

I prebaked puff pastry in a 10 inch tart dish. (1st time trying this, obviously!) It shrank, so now I have crust only 2/3 of the way up the sides. Any way I can glue some of the left over (raw) pas...

by Hungry4Good 3 years ago

I'm working with a delicious Trader Joe's all-butter puff pastry from France. I need for it to be ¼" thick, but it comes out of the box only ⅛" thick. So, I simply folded it over itself, pressing ...

by nofunlatte 3 years ago

Hi all--I made a pork dish (tenderloin split and stuffed with goat cheese, wrapped in prosciutto, and then wrapped in puff pastry and baked). It was for a dinner party about 6 weeks ago. I made 3 a...

Are these difficult to use (prepared)? I see all these luscious recipes and am intimidated. I can't make pie crust, but can make cream puffs well. What do you Chowsters and Chowsterettes do?

It's my first time making puff pastry. Will my puff pastry turn out okay if I just use bread flour? Or should I combine it with all-purpose flour? I couldn't find a flour labeled "pastry flour"

The NPR (National Public Radio) just today had a report from Prague on trdelnik. You can find the audio under “Prague’s Franken-Cone Finds A Way To Bring Ice Cream And Doughnuts Together” here: htt...

by hungryinmanhattan 3 years ago

I have 2 packages of puff pastry defrosting in my fridge. I was wondering what are your favorite uses/recipes for puff pastry? I would appreciate any ideas. Thank you.

I'm making a sunburst-type appetizer with boxed puff pastry. It involves a lot of cutting of the puff pastry dough to make the design. I know the knife needs to be sharp to get the best effect. ...

by emily 12 years ago

TJ's has put out a new product called "Artisan Puff Pastry", which is made by Bay Bread Boulangerie in SF (though I believe this product is produced in a large commercial operation located elsewher...

by katiepie 10 years ago

For the past month or so, TJ's has been out of their puff pastry. I asked someone today if it was discontinued, and was told it is a seasonal item. Really?? In case anyone is curious, it should ...

by ninrn 4 years ago

OK, dear Chowhounds, how bad would it be if I were to make a bread pudding from leftover puff pastry cups (the Pepperidge Farms 1" vol-au-vent kind)? My Dad baked up three boxes to fill as appetize...

I just made 4 rolls (mini) of savory puff pastry palmers with different fillings, parmesan pesto, parmesan and sun dried tomato pesto and dijon, parmesan, gruyere and thin Iberico salami. They are...

by opinionatedchef 4 years ago

I am a severe critic of the American bakery scene, which is, imo, nothing but substandard ingredients, recipes (or no recipes and just mixes), technique and products, the greater majority of baked ...