Strawberry Cream Scones--use the good china! If I were going to choose a recipe to teach to a newbie baker an I had less than an hour, I would definitely choose scones as my ideal recipe: easy to make, infinitely versatile, using simple ingredients and prepared with ordinary equipment. AND you get to eat them, warm with butter, within forty-five minutes or less. What's not to love? Vintage pastry blenders Some people might take exception to the "ordinary equipment" part, sin

Use my Quick Puff Pastry to make these other simple but delicious treats! Cheese Puffs Great with soup or chili! • Cut out shapes with cookie cutters • Sprinkle with finely shredded or grated cheese • 375° F. for 15 minutes Garden Cream Cheese Appetizers Light, crisp and savory puff pastry appetizers • Roll out puff pastry dough and spread with garden vegetable cream cheese, or make your own by mixing minced onion, carrot and celery with softened cre

Need a quick sweet treat to spoil your spouse or thank a co-worker? These puff pastry Chocolate Bites are just what you need! You can use frozen pastry sheets, but why not make Homemade Puff Pastry to show you really care? Makes 24 bites, so you can give away the good looking ones and keep a few "seconds" to sample yourself! 1 batch of Quick Puff Pastry 24 small squares of chocolate Preheat the oven to 400°F. Spray 24 mini muffin-pan cups with veget

Bouchée comes from the French for "mouth" and  these tiny pastries will disappear in just a couple of bites! Ingredients 1 batch of Quick Puff Pastry Large and small cookie cutters of the same shape Egg wash (one whole egg beaten with a tablespoon of water) Filling of choice (pudding, pie filling, etc.) Whipped cream Preheat oven to 400° F. and line a baking sheet with parchment or cooking spray. Roll pastry sheet out to about 9” x 9”. Use the larger of your two cookie cutter

These breakfast treats are a  great addition to a special breakfast or brunch. You can use my Quick Puff Pastry or the frozen sheets in the grocery store (but my pastry is better, and yours will be, too!)  1 batch of Quick Puff Pastry  ¼ cup shredded cheese 4 large eggs Salt, pepper, garnish (parsley, chives, etc.) Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside. You can also use cooking spray or a silicone baking mat.  On a lightly floured surfac

Sweet puff pastry treats to share with family and friends.

1 scant cup of flour (a cup minus 2 tablespoons ¼ teaspoon of salt 1 stick of unsalted butter chilled and chopped ¼ cup of ice cold water.   In a medium mixing bowl whisk together the flour and salt. Add the chilled butter and use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the flour. In a warm kitchen you might refrigerate the bowl for 20 minutes before getting started. Add the ice cold water and mix quickly with a dough whisk or sturdy wooden spoon.   Once it comes together in a