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Recipes With Puff Pastry

Got puff pastry on hand? Here are 11 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.

Portuguese custard tarts
Portuguese custard tarts
Dessert · Portuguese
Pastéis de Nata
Pastéis de Nata
Dessert · Portuguese
Flan Patissier
Flan Patissier
Vegetarian
Arnhemse meisjes
Arnhemse meisjes
Dessert
Tarte Tatin
Tarte Tatin
Dessert · French
Steak and Kidney Pie
Steak and Kidney Pie
Beef · British
Beef Wellington
Beef Wellington
Beef · British
Fruit and Cream Cheese Breakfast Pastries
Fruit and Cream Cheese Breakfast Pastries
Breakfast · United States
Beef and Mustard Pie
Beef and Mustard Pie
Beef · British
Chinon Apple Tarts
Chinon Apple Tarts
Dessert · French
Pear Tarte Tatin
Pear Tarte Tatin
Dessert · French

Pairs well with

Eggs Flour Sugar Butter Cinnamon Vanilla Beef Cardamom Seeds

Storing & using Puff Pastry

Keep dry and sealed in the pantry — check that leaveners (baking powder/soda, yeast) are still active if they've been open a while. Out of Puff Pastry? phyllo dough is a common swap (layered). Often vegan if made with oil/margarine; many brands contain butter.

Puff Pastry recipe FAQs

What can I make with just puff pastry?

Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on eggs or a few everyday staples alongside it.

What goes well with puff pastry?

Eggs, Flour, Sugar, Butter, Cinnamon are the most common pairings in our recipes.

How do I find recipes for puff pastry plus what else I have?

Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add puff pastry plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.