A while ago I bought these dough presses (similar to this $8 3 piece set) from my thrift store. I bought the small one for $1 and the bigger one for $2. A $3 investment to see is these presses really make a difference when creating turnovers, dumplings, calzones… I did not realize it at the time […]
Puff Pastry Sweet Palmiers or Elephant Ears
Strawberry Nutella Cheesecake Turnovers
I made these Strawberry Nutella Cheesecake Turnovers with my very own homemade puff pastry. Which was not easy. It was still cold here so rolling out the dough and butter was next to impossible. Luckily, it was worth it. Homemade puff pastry is astounding but I doubt I will ever make it again. Feel free […]
Mini Nutella Mouse Ears
It is so funny how inspiration comes knocking on our kitchen door. I had this old-ish and small-ish piece of puff pastry left that I had no idea what to do with. Then I remembered Ina Garten’s recipe for Cinnamon Elephant Ears. I realized, I can do something like that! We still have not received “official” word […]
Romantic Bloody Halloween Pastry Heart
Halloween Treat: Pumpkin Puffs
I really wanted to make Taste of Home’s Trick-or-Treat Turnovers but my plans were immediately derailed because I could not find a tin of flaky biscuits. I did not give up! Instead? I did some creative problem solving and came up with these adorable little guys to put through my test kitchen. I cooked up some ground […]