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Joulutortut (Finnish Christmas star tartlets)

By Vincent
Remove the butter from the fridge
- 500g butter
- 500g flour
- 75 cl of water
- 1 egg yolk
- 10g of plum jam
Goat's Cheese Tartlets

By meadows
Line two 10cm tartlet tins with short crust pastry and bake blind in a medium oven for 10 minutes
- Tart:
- Short crust pastry
- 4 asparagus spears
- 4 turned carrots
- 2 turned courgettes
- 8 mange-tout
- 4 black olives
- 2 spears baby corn
- 2 cherry tomatoes
- 80g sautéed spinach
- 120-160g log of goats' cheese
- Garnish:
- 200g wild mushrooms
- 100ml beurre blanc sauce
- 50ml red pepper coulis
- 4tsp freshly chopped parsley
- Chervil to garnish ( or Fennel Tops)
- Red Pepper Coulis:
- 2 tsp. olive oil
- 1 diced shallot
- 2 roasted and peeled red pepper
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 cup V-8 Juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Put all the ingredients in a blender and puree.
- Beurre Blanc Sauce:
- Preparation Time: 30mins
- 1/3 cup lemon juice (Fresh, or 2 1/2 tblsp concentrated)
- 1 shallots peeled and chopped
- 170gms butter cut into 1-inch sticks
- Salt and white pepper
Festive Mini Mince Pie Pastries

By selmastable, Selma's Table
A thin, crisp shortcrust base with a flaky, buttery, puff pastry top, encasing an orange scented little mouthful of...
- 1 x 375g sheet ready-rolled shortcrust pastry
- 1 x sheet of ready rolled puff pastry
- 300g jar of mincemeat
- Zest of one orange
- handful of dried cranberries and sour cherries
- 1 egg, beaten
- 100 g icing sugar sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
Yorkshire puddings

By kenzofish
The secret to getting gloriously puffed-up Yorkshires is to have the fat sizzling hot – and don't open the oven d
- 140g plain flour (this is about 200ml/7fl oz)
- 4 eggs (200ml/7fl oz)
- 200ml milk
- sunflower oil, for cooking
Baklava

By tillilette
Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4
- 250g (9 oz) butter, melted
- 500g (1 1/4 lb) chopped walnuts
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 packet filo pastry
- 200g (7 oz) caster sugar
- 250ml (9 fl oz) water
- 8 tablespoons Greek honey
- 1 large piece of lemon peel
- For the honey syrup
- 175g honey
- 125g sugar
- Juice of 3 limes
- Splash of orange blossom water
- 250ml water
Countryside Pigeon Pie

By ToniC
Put pigeons in the oven
- 2 Pigeons
- small bag of potatoes
- 1 large tin of veg
- Gravy granules
- Ready rolled pastry
Choux Pastry

By Harriet
A soft, sweet pastry, perfect for making choux buns and chocolate éclairs
- 75g Strong Plain Flour
- 25g Butter or Margarine
- 2 Medium Sized Eggs
- 150mls Water
- 1 tsp. Caster Sugar
- 1 Pinch Salt
Savoury Flan

By Sbdiva
Make pastry from flour, butter, grated cheese, a pinch salt and the water
- 6oz plain flour
- 3oz butter
- 2oz cheese, grated
- salt
- 2-3tbsp water
- 3 eggs
- salt and pepper
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1tsp parsley, chopped
- 1/4pt milk
- ham, sliced and chopped
Baklava

By lovecooking247
Sticky sweet, flaky and nutty, a small slice of baklava goes a long way, especially with a tiny cup of strong coffe...
- 18 sheets ready-made filo pastry (unwrap and keep under a damp tea-towel until you are ready to use)
- 225g/8oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
- 225g/8oz mixed pistachios and walnuts, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
- For the syrup
- 350g/12oz granulated sugar
- 300ml/10½fl oz water
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp orange blossom water
Genuine German Strudel Pastry

By chefrbc
This recipe allows you to create a beautiful Strudel with the filling of your choice
- 250g flour
- 0.5 cup lukewarm water
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp lard (alternatively butter/margarine)
- melted butter (for brushing)
- icing sugar (for dusting)
Pizzette

By smuz90
Cut the puff pastry in squares, with a fork make some incisions in the middle of each square
- 1 roll puff pastry
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- oregano
- salt
- baking soda
- extra virgin olive oil
- capers
- hummus
Perfect Pastry Recipe

By _lottietaylor
Rub butter and flour together with fingertips
- 8oz plain flour
- 6oz butter
- 1tbsp caster sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 tbsp cold water (if needed)
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