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How to Make Egg Wash

How to Make Egg Wash

If you’re into baking or are trying to get into it at the moment, a helpful thing would be to learn how to make egg wash. This liquid is so useful for other dishes as well and is the key for stunning-looking pastries. If you’re anything like me, you’ve been wanting to get into pastries […]

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Beef Wellington With Ham

Truly a special meal for special occasions, Beef Wellington should be the star of your gathering. The recipe, a classic, consists of beef tenderloin, topped with mashed mushrooms and wrapped in a warm, crispy pastry. As a small twist, we’ve decided to add a few ham slices in the mix, and things turned out just alright!

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Ingredients Needed for Beef Wellington With Ham

14 ounces of mushroom
salt
pepper
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1 teaspoon butter
10 ounces of beef tenderloin
6 hams slices
½ puff pastry sheet
1 tablespoon english mustard
1 egg yolk

How to Make Beef Wellington With Ham

  1. Add the mushrooms to your blender and season them with salt and pepper. Blend until finely chopped.
  2. Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and cook them for about 10 minutes, while stirring often.
  3. Add the remaining vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the butter and melt it.
    Add the beef and season it with salt. Cook it for 2-3 minutes per side.
  4. Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C.
  5. Lay a sheet of plastic foil on your wooden board and arrange the ham slices on it, in slightly overlapping rows. Evenly spread the mushroom paste over the ham.
  6. Lay the beef tenderloin on the side closest to you. Start rolling from that side towards the opposite end. Press it, removing the excess air.
  7. Lay the puff pastry sheet on your wooden board and level it with a rolling pin. Evenly spread the English mustard over it.
    Lay the roll in the middle of the pastry. Carefully wrap the beef with the pastry, fully covering it.
  8. Spread egg yolk over the pastry and superficially score it on top.
    Place it on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and cook it into the oven for the next 35 minutes!
cheese and ham phyllo rolls casserole

Cheese and Ham Phyllo Rolls Casserole

This casserole is seriously yummy stuff. A hearty comfort food that is deliciously cheesy from the melting Gruyere and feta. The ham is a welcomed addition. Also, the nutmeg and thyme flavoring. And as always, the crispy phyllo pastry makes everything extra-tasty.

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Ingredients Needed for Cheese and Ham Phyllo Rolls Casserole


For the rolls:

3 cups of gruyère, grated
4 ounces of ham, diced
½ tablespoon fresh thyme
salt
pepper
3 ounces of feta, crumbled
⅓ cup olive oil
4 phyllo sheets

For the egg and milk mixture:

3 eggs
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons of nutmeg, grated

For the casserole:

7 tablespoons of vegetable oil
5 phyllo sheets
fresh thyme, chopped (for garnishing)

How to Make Cheese and Ham Phyllo Rolls Casserole

  1. For the rolls:

    Add the Gruyere cheese, ham, thyme, and feta to a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and mix. Set aside.

  2. Coat 2 phyllo sheets with olive oil and place them one on top of the other. Spread 1/2 of the cheese and ham mixture on top, then repeat with 2 more phyllo sheets and the remaining mixture. Roll them, then cut the roll into thicker slices.
  3. For the egg and milk mixture:

    Add the eggs, milk, and nutmeg to a bowl and whisk them.

  4. For the casserole:

    Sprinkle a 10-inch diameter baking dish with 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and line it with a phyllo sheet. Flip the margins of the sheet inside the baking dish and sprinkle 1 more tablespoon of oil. Do the same with the remaining phyllo sheets and vegetable oil.

  5. Place the rolls inside the baking dish pressing them gently over the bottom phyllo sheets. Pour the custard on top and bake for 60 minutes at 360⁰F/180⁰C.
  6. Serve garnished with fresh thyme.
Chocolate and Caramel Pear Pie

Pear Pie

This dessert can be served warm or cold. The slightly crispy pear cubes delightfully combine with the flaky puff pastry. The caramel and chocolate topping complete this sweet decadence.

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Ingredients Needed for Pear Pie

3 ounces of butter
3 medium pears, cubed
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
3 ounces of puff pastry
3 eggs
2 tablespoons of sugar
¼ cup milk
2 tablespoons of chocolate chips
1 tablespoon caramel for garnishing
1 tablespoon melted chocolate for garnishing

How to Make Pear Pie

  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat, then add the pears, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes. Set aside.
  2. Cut the puff pastry into star-shaped forms using the cookie cutter. We’ve got 12 of them. Top the pear mixture with them.
  3. Add the eggs, sugar, and milk to a bowl and whisk until even.
  4. Pour this mixture over the puff pastry topped pears, sprinkle with chocolate chips, and bake for 25 minutes at 380⁰F/190⁰C.
  5. Garnish with caramel and melted chocolate.
How to Make Caramel

How to Make Caramel

Caramel has always been one of my favorite dessert sauces. Yes, I even like it better than chocolate sauce and I use it as a topping for ice-creams, cakes, and other desserts. Do you think it’s hard to prepare it? Well, we’re trying to make the process of how to make caramel as simple as

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Bacon and Mozzarella Waffles

Do you feel like having pastry in the morning? Here’s a very simple recipe you can surely fit into your busy morning schedule.

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Ingredients Needed for Bacon and Mozzarella Waffles

1 puff pastry sheet
4 tablespoons of cheddar cheese
6 ounces of sliced bacon
4 tablespoons of shredded mozzarella

How to Make Bacon and Mozzarella Waffles

  1. Using a medium bowl, cut out 4 circles of the puff pastry.
  2. Put two of them in the bottom half of a waffle maker.
  3. Add the Cheddar cheese, the bacon, shredded and fried, and the mozzarella.
  4. Top them off with the other two circles of puff pastry.
  5. Close the lid and cook for 8 minutes.

Beef Wellington

Beef Wellington is a classic dish which gets all of the attention when served during family dinner. And it’s easy to understand why. The succulent and rosy beef is well tucked in a crunchy puff pastry blanket. So, if you are planning an intimate gathering, look no further than this wonderful meal! And don’t worry! You don’t have to be a chef to master it.

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Ingredients Needed for Beef Wellington

1 pound beef tenderloin
salt
pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
6 mushrooms
2 teaspoons of mustard
1 egg
1 puff pastry sheet, thawed

How to Make Beef Wellington

  1. Preheat the oven to 370°F/185°C.
  2. Season the beef with salt and pepper.
  3. Add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a skillet at high heat and start cooking the meat.
  4. Fry for about 2 minutes on each side and 1 minute on the sides.
  5. When ready, remove it from the pan and let it rest.
  6. In the meantime, finely slice the mushrooms and mix them in a blender.
  7. Heat another skillet, add mushrooms and fry them for about a minute.
  8. Place the puff pastry on a wooden board and spread mushrooms in the middle of it.
  9. Place the mushrooms so that you can cover them with the beef tenderloin.
  10. Add it and spread mustard all over the beef’s surface.
  11. Break the egg, egg wash it, and spread it on the sides of the pastry.
  12. Keep some egg wash for later.
  13. Carefully wrap the pastry so that you cover the meat and don’t lose any flavor, then turn it upside down.
  14. Place the puff pastry in a baking tray, spread the remaining egg wash on its surface and add a pinch of salt.
  15. Cook it for 35 minutes.

Ham and Mozzarella Croissant Pudding

A croissant is a simple, maybe even routine breakfast. But you can build upon its delicate yet crunchy pastry by adding a few ingredients. First, transform the croissants into lovely sandwiches with ham and mozzarella. Next: cover them with heavy cream and bake! The result is an excellent breakfast and an even better snack.

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Ingredients Needed for Ham and Mozzarella Croissant Pudding

6 croissants
¼ cup mustard
6 hams slices
6 ounces of low moisture mozzarella, shredded
1 teaspoon butter
⅔ cup heavy cream
nutmeg

How to Make Ham and Mozzarella Croissant Pudding

  1. Preheat the oven to 360 degrees F/180 degrees C.
  2. Halve the croissants lengthwise.
  3. Make croissant sandwiches: spread mustard on the bottom half of each one, then add one slice of ham, some shredded mozzarella, then top the sandwiches with the other half of each croissant.
  4. Grease a ceramic pie pan with butter, then place all of the croissants in it.
  5. Spread the heavy cream on them.
  6. Top with the remaining mozzarella and grate some nutmeg over them.
  7. Bake for 15 minutes.

Sun-Dried Tomato, Feta and Bacon Bites

These sun-dried tomato, feta and bacon bites are a must when you have guests. Not only that they look pretty, but the combo is delicious – strong and tangy sun-dried tomato flavors, warm and soft feta and crispy bacon layered on a puff pastry bite.

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Ingredients Needed for Sun-Dried Tomato, Feta and Bacon Bites

⅔ cup flour
2 ounces of butter, room temperature
10 sun-dried tomatoes es
2 ounces of feta cheese
5 bacon, chopped

How to Make Sun-Dried Tomato, Feta and Bacon Bites

  1. Preheat the oven to 320 degrees F/160 degrees C.
  2. Sift about 1/2 cup (70 grams) of flour and put it in a bowl (keep some for flouring your countertop). Add the butter and knead them together to make the dough. When ready, let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
  3. Flour your countertop and place the dough on it. Also, flour the dough and your rolling pin, then roll out the dough. Turn it occasionally in order to keep an approximately circular piece.
  4. Cut small shapes of dough using a cutter (we used a flower-shaped one). Make about 10 thin shapes of dough.
  5. Lay a baking tray with parchment paper and place your dough shapes on it.
  6. Bake them for 20 minutes.
  7. When the time’s up, take the tray out from the oven and prick the crusts with a fork.
  8. Place one sun-dried tomato, crumbled feta cheese, and chopped bacon on each piece of puff pastry.
  9. Return to the oven and bake for 25 more minutes at 350 degrees F/175 degrees C.
  10. Enjoy!

Goat Cheese Quiche

By now, you must know what a good quiche is all about. This one has a crispy pastry dough, and a delicious filling made of Cheddar and goat cheese. You can make it in just a bit over 30 minutes, and it’s the perfect excuse to bring your friends for an afternoon snack.

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Ingredients Needed for Goat Cheese Quiche

7 ounces of short crust pastry
1 cup heavy cream
3 egg yolks
1 cup Cheddar, shredded
salt
pepper
½ cup tomato sauce
3.5 ounces of goat cheese
chives

How to Make Goat Cheese Quiche

  1. Dust your working space with flour and grab your short crust pastry. Start levelling it, until thin.
  2. Preheat the oven to 360°F/180°C.
  3. Grab a round tart tin, around 12 inches (30 cm) in diameter. Place the pastry covering the bottom and the sides of the tart tin.
  4. Pinch it with a fork and remove the excess pastry.
  5. Line parchment paper over the pastry and add around 2 cups of red beans on top. That will ensure that the air is removed, and the pastry won’t swell. Bake it for 10 minutes. Don’t turn off the heat when it’s ready.
  6. Pour the heavy cream in a large bowl. Add the egg yolks and whisk them with the heavy cream. Add most of the Cheddar, keeping around 1/6 for later. Season with salt, pepper, and whisk.
  7. Take out the beans, and evenly spread the tomato sauce over the pastry. Pour the heavy cream, add the goat cheese and the remaining Cheddar.
  8. Top with some chives.
  9. Bake the quiche for the next 10 minutes!

Squash, Walnut and Cheese Rolls

Butternut squash is one of the most common varieties of winter squash. Its health benefits range from preventing cardiovascular diseases and asthma to providing healthier skin and hair. That’s why it’s a great idea to include it more often in your diet. Try it in this warm pastry, with lots of seasoning and Stilton cheese, whose distinct flavor balances the sweetness of the squash.

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Ingredients Needed for Squash, Walnut and Cheese Rolls

8 ounces of butternut squash
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon chili flakes
1 teaspoon thyme
salt
1 ounce of walnuts, chopped
2 ounces of Stilton cheese
1 tablespoon breadcrumbs
7 ounces of shortcrust pastry
1 egg, whisked
black sesame seeds

How to Make Squash, Walnut and Cheese Rolls

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C.
  2. Slice the butternut squash into sticks.
  3. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and add the butternut sticks.
  4. Pour olive oil and season with chili flakes, thyme, and salt.
  5. Roast the squash for the next 45 minutes. Don’t turn off the heat.
  6. Place it in a large bowl, and add the Stilton cheese, walnuts, and breadcrumbs.
  7. Mix everything and mash with a fork.
  8. Dust your working surface with flour. Level the pastry with a rolling pin, until it is around 0.2 inches (0.5 cm) thick.
  9. Split the pastry into 4 equal strips, slicing it vertically.
  10. Spread the squash mixture in the middle of each strip, leaving around 0.4 inches (1 cm) empty space on the sides. Spread whisked egg over them. Keep some for later. Start from the sides and roll towards the opposite end. Slice each strip into 4 small strips.
  11. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and add the rolls. Spread whisked egg over them and top with sesame seeds.
  12. Lay the rolls into the oven for the next 35 minutes.
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