Month: April 2013

French Napoleons are so easy to make and delicious to eat

French Napoleons are just one more pastry to make with the Flakey Puff Pastry dough.  If you have ever had these from a bakery you know how wonderful they taste.  Now, you can make them at home. French Napoleons 1 recipe of Flakey Puff Pastry 

Pastry – Jalousie or Butter Braid

This is a great pastry to have at the ready in your freezer when unexpected guests arrive.  It is beautiful to look at and tasty as can be.  Serve for breakfast, brunch, or with ice cream for a dessert. Jalousie 1 recipe Flakey Puff Pastry 

Pastrys – Apple Dumplings

A few days ago I posted the recipe for Flakey Puff Pastry.  Here I am going to show you some things to do with the puff pastry.  I will discuss how to make breakfast pastry’s and desserts.  This recipe is so versatile, you can even use it in a main course – maybe a chicken pot pie?

Apple Dumplings

apples, peeled, cored, and sliced

burnt craisins (recipe on this website)

cinnamon

sugar

butter

puff pastry recipe (recipe on this website)

1 egg (lightly beaten with 1 T water)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Roll out the puff pastry as thin as you can.  Place the apples in a mound on the dough

(I show a whole apple and while either way will work, the sliced apples makes it easier to eat.)

Apple Dumpling 2

Sprinkle the burnt craisins, sugar, cinnamon, and a pat of butter on top and fold the dough over to make a “bundle”.  Cut a small hole in the top for a vent.  Brush with egg/water and place on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown and puffy.

Apple Dumpling 4        Apple Dumpling 5