50 puff pastry recipes

Light and fluffy classic French pastry, to make cream puffs, eclairs sweets and savory dishes too. A timeless classic pastry recipe everyone should be familiar with.

Puff pastry patty shells (vol-au-vent cases) with golden flaky walls and a hollow center for creamy fillings. Two-ingredient pastry cases that bake sky-high from frozen rounds.

Had some puff pastry on hand from the holiday baking, and made this apple strudel. It was great, the puff pastry certainly delivered a much richer result than phyllo pastry that I normally use. No leftover, we ate it all!

Lamb loin wrapped in puff pastry with a pistachio and chestnut puree stuffing, served with a juniper-and-thyme red wine reduction. A showstopper main course for special occasions.

Puff pastry rolled with pressed-dry spinach, sautéed mushrooms, and nutty Gruyere, sliced into golden pinwheels for elegant 30-minute appetizers.

Flaky puff pastry filled with broccoli, creamy ricotta, and bold crumbled blue cheese. A savory tart that's golden, rich, and ready in 45 minutes. Serves eight.

Deluxe Twists with Kalamata Olive and SunDried Tomato Spread

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

Flaky puff pastry spiraled around horn molds, baked golden, then piped full of sweetened whipped cream and topped with grated chocolate. A classic European pastry at home.

British raised sausage and egg pie in puff pastry: pork sausagemeat with sage and onion wrapped around whole hard-boiled eggs, baked golden. Serve hot with veg or cold with pickles.

Two-ingredient palmier cookies made from puff pastry and sugar, folded and sliced into caramelized golden crescents. A classic French bakery cookie with shattering, flaky layers and a crunchy sugar crust.

Flaky puff pastry twists layered with hazelnuts and sugar, baked golden, then painted with melted chocolate. An elegant 3-ingredient bakery-style treat ready in 25 minutes.

Savory palmiers made with puff pastry rolled around honey mustard, prosciutto, and Parmesan. Baked golden and flaky for an elegant appetizer.

Tomato and basil puff pastry tarts with vine-ripened slices over a thick tomato coulis. Shatteringly crisp pastry, no soggy bottoms, six individual rounds.

Tender sirloin cubes and sliced mushrooms baked under golden puff pastry with beef broth. This British-style steak and mushroom pie is a hearty, savory main dish worth every minute of prep.

Jewish-style kasha and mushroom knishes: flaky puff pastry pouches stuffed with toasted buckwheat groats, caramelized onions, and mushrooms. Poppy seed-topped and bite-sized for parties.