Plein Temps Tout?

Roughly translates as 'full time everything!' Leading such a busy life, like so many of us. It's easy to fall into the trap of convenience over quality. But ready meals, sauces in jars and processed food always tasted a bit naff to me. Now cooking from scratch is a big part of my home life and I'm always out to convert people who think they can't, for a number of reasons. I'm always inspired to try new ideas and flavours, and when things work I'll put them on here, alongside some classics of course!

Monday, 26 November 2012

festive flavoured pastries

These came about as a combination of a hungry toddler and mum; and what was left in the fridge!

Here is what I used,
2 inches at the end of some ready rolled puff pastry, cut into inch squares. This will make 8 pastries.
handful of raisins
2 dried apricots chopped up small
1tsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
grated rind of small orange
milk to glaze
● pre heat oven to 180°c
●lay out pastry squares on a baking tray covered in baking paper.
●mix everything else except the milk in a bowl and put a small teaspoon of the mixture in the middle of each pastry square.
● pickup each corner of the pastry and fold into the centre, use wet fingers so the corners (now in the middle) stay stuck down.
●brush over the milk ( or dab with your fingers if you dont have a pastry brush) and dust over some more cinnamon.
● cook in the oven for ten minutes until golden brown.

Lovely with a cup of tea, but this time the little man ate most.
Will have to go get some more pastry!






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