What Is Puff pastry and How Can I Use It?

If puff pastry has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 120 recipes to try it in.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 oz (28g)

Amount per Serving

Calories 156Calories from Fat 97

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 10.8g 17%

Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%

Trans Fat ~

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 70mg 3%

Total Carbohydrate 12.8g 4%

Dietary Fiber 0g 2%

Sugars 0.2

Protein 2.1g

Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 0% • Iron 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your caloric needs.

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Where found

Puff pastry is usually found in the frozen foods section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

Food group

Puff pastry is a member of the Baked Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

How much does puff pastry weigh?

Amount	Weight
1 ounce	28 grams
1 sheet	245 grams
1 shell	40 grams

Baked Products

Biscuit baking mix (bisquick) 416 Cornbread 49 Bread, french baguette 56 French bread 203 Bread, italian 56 Crusty bread 16 Pita bread 88 Rye bread 48 Bread 575 Bread, white 169

In Chinese:	酥皮
British (UK) term:
en français:	la pâte feuilletée
en español:	el hojaldre

Recipes using puff pastry

There are 120 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Deluxe Twists

Deluxe Twists with Kalamata Olive and SunDried Tomato Spread

Baked Brie

Baked brie in puff pastry: a whole wheel of brie drizzled with honey, wrapped in flaky golden pastry and baked until the cheese turns molten. The easy, crowd-pleasing appetizer for any gathering.

Herbed Goat Cheese & Tomato Tarts

Juicy tomatoes on a bed of flaky puff pastry with caramelized onions and goat cheese.

Asparagus & Mushroom Tarts

Asparagus, mushrooms and a bit of cheese baked on a delicate puff pastry base. Store bought puff pastry saves time while impressing your guests.

Mushroom & Goat Cheese Puff Pockets

Warm and juicy mushroom filling spiked with goat cheese inside buttery flaky puff pastry.

Parmesan Sesame Twists

These Parmesan sesame twists are addictive, they are golden brown and crispy, parmesan, sesame and thyme leaves are delicious combination.

Vegetarian Sausage Rolls

A great party food favorite. Tastes just like normal sausage rolls - makes you wonder just how much actual meat they have in them :P. Even my 17 year old carnivor of a brother loves these.

Fontina, Prosciutto & Sun-dried Tomato Tart

This prosciutto, fontina and sun-dried tomato tart was brilliant. The combination of these three ingredients and the buttery-crispy puff pastry was absolutely delicious!

Goat Cheese, Rosemary & Lemon Tart

This savory tart definitely impressed me. The puff pastry was so buttery and crispy after baking, which went deliciously well with creamy goat cheese, lemon zest and fresh rosemary leaves. All the flavors were just perfectly balanced, YUM!

Cheese Palmiers :D

Crisp, flaky cheese palmiers from just three ingredients, puff pastry rolled with grated cheese, sliced into little hearts, and baked golden. A fast savory snack for parties and lunchboxes.

Cheese Onion Leek & Potato Pie

A decadent scalloped potato pie. Buttery and flakey puff pastry, cheesy, juicy and tender potatoes. You just can't have enough of it.

Salmon Wellington with Dilled Hollandaise

Salmon and spinach stuffed inside of puff pastry then roasted until golden. Crispy and flaky on the outside, served with a tangy and creamy sauce.

Lobster Dome

Lobster dome with lobster meat, new potatoes, haricots verts, and Roma tomatoes in lobster American sauce, sealed under golden puff pastry and finished with truffle oil.

Potato Tatin with Brie & Prosciutto

Upside-down potato tarts layered with creamy Brie, prosciutto, and herbs get topped with puff pastry and baked into elegant French-inspired appetizers.

Easy & Yummy Tuna Quiche

Two-crust tuna quiche with leben (Middle Eastern fermented milk), eggs, cheddar, and mushroom sauce. Pantry-friendly weeknight dinner from a quick puff pastry pie.

Plum-Almond Tart

Plum-almond tart on puff pastry with toasted almonds, fresh sliced plums, lemon zest, and a built-up pastry border. Uses store-bought puff pastry for an elegant dessert in 40 minutes.

Haworth Bilberry Pie

Traditional Yorkshire bilberry pie from Haworth with wild bilberries mixed into baked apple pulp, wrapped in pastry and baked until golden. Served with cream.

Broccoli & Cheese Puff

Broccoli and cheese egg mixture baked in a fluffy pastry pie shell.

Lisa's Chicken Elegante'

Chicken breasts wrapped in ham and bacon, baked in mushroom-sour cream sauce, then sealed in puff pastry packets until golden. An impressive two-stage dinner party main.

Tuna Pasta Bake

British-style tuna pasta bake layered with sweetcorn, peas, tomatoes, and mushroom soup, topped with cheddar and golden anchovy puff pastry spirals. A proper crowd-pleasing family supper.

Red Plum & Almond Tart with Cream & Sour Cream Topping

Fluffy puff pasty filled with red plum and almond, after baking it comes out juicy inside and crispy outside, topped with cream and sour cream mixture, giving the extra creaminess!

Stroganoff Bundles

Savory ground beef stroganoff wrapped in flaky puff pastry squares, baked golden, and drizzled with a creamy mushroom sauce. A hearty weeknight dinner the whole family will love.

Lemon Chicken in Pastry Shells

Lemon chicken in puff pastry shells with chicken gravy, thyme, and mixed vegetables. A retro comfort-food main course that turns pantry staples into a dressed-up chicken pot pie in under 40 minutes.

Bakewell Pudding

The original Derbyshire classic: flaky puff pastry spread with strawberry jam and topped with a soft, buttery almond egg custard. Not a tart. A proper Bakewell pudding.