Best Pastry Recipes
These best pastry recipes have been awarded four stars or more, so are perfect for anyone looking to serve up a lunch, dinner or dessert pastry dish that will really impress dinner guests. From beautiful bacon and Camembert wreath, to pork and sausage pie and delicate lemon cheesecake tarts, these best pastry recipes are so delicious that you’ll want to try them all out.
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Apple pie pops
We've heard of cake pops - but how about pie pops? Putting apple pies on sticks is a fun new way to serve them - they'd be great for parties!
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Chicken plate pie
Want to make your own chicken plate pie? Try this easy to make recipe by adding the chicken mixture to a pie plate and covering with ready made pastry.
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Simon Rimmer's goat's cheese and onion tart
Perfect for picnics and barbecues as the weather gets warmer, or a tempting weekend lunch with the family. Try Simon's vegetarian tart recipe now.
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Lemon cheesecake tarts
Tartlets based on Woman's Weekly's Yorkshire Curd tart, made using a curd cheese custard, with mixed peel in a sweet pastry case. This recipe dates from 1981, when cheesecakes were becoming popular for afternoon tea
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Linzer Torte
Perfect for lazy Sunday afternoons, this Linzer Torte is an Austrian-style lattice pie filled with fresh raspberries. Serve with custard for an extra warming treat
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Pork and sausage pie
A favourite recipe of our readers. This pie is plenty big enough to feed a large family or great for extra portions.
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Pastry pretzels
These pastry pretzels are really easy to make with the kids and taste good too. Teach your child to basics of pastry making with this recipe
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Pasteis de nata
Pasteis de nata are irresistible Portuguese custard tarts with a rich filling encased in crisp flaky pastry. This simple recipe uses a little shortcut to make them super easy.
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Pork empanadas
Pork empanadas are South American filled pastries that are perfect for picnics. They're like a Latin version of a Cornish pastie.
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Bacon and Camembert wreath
This mouth-watering bacon and Camembert wreath is the perfect Christmas showstopper which is guaranteed to take centre stage on your festive dinner table
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Tana Ramsay's thin apple tart
Tana Ramsay's thin apple tart is made using ready-rolled pastry and slicing the apples really thin is the only tricky part of making this apple tart recipe.
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Jumbo Tex-Mex sausage roll
This jumbo Tex-Mex sausage roll recipe is a perfect fusion of British and Mexican flavours - a delicious twist on a summer picnic classic.
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Strawberry tarte tatins
Can you believe you only need 5 ingredients to make these strawberry tarte tatins? Serve with creme fraiche for a special dessert in less than an hour.
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Cinnamon sugar palmiers
Palmiers are a French puff pastry biscuit made with either a sweet or savoury filling. This recipe for cinnamon sugar palmiers is perfect served with coffee.
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Cherry Bakewells
These delicious cherry Bakewells are so easy to make using shortcrust pastry packed with fresh cherries - these pastries are delicious and sweet too
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Fruit tarts
These creamy fruit tarts are made a pâte sucrée pastry which, unlike traditional rubbed-in pastries, is made using the creaming method. See how to make it with this easy recipe
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Honeyed walnut tart
Round off your meal in style with this sweet and nutty tart on a crisp pastry base and serve with a dollop of crème fraîche. For more Woman's Weekly recipes visit www.goodtoknow.co.uk
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Seafood pasties
Want to try something new? Why not try making these easy-to-make bistro-style seafood pasties? Use ready made filo pastry and fill with mussels and cockles for the perfect party food
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Banana cream pie
What's not to love about a dessert filled with cream, bananas and caramel sauce? This is a great recipe that the whole family will love and only takes 25 minutes to prepare.
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Sweet potato and chilli-marinated tofu parcels
These delicious bite size parcels are perfect for a quick snack or more substantial meal - they can be made in advance, frozen and heated when required or are great served cold.
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Blueberry frangipane tart
A perfect summer fruit dessert of fresh blueberries encased in a sweet almond filling on a buttery shortcrust pastry. For more Woman's Weekly recipes visit www.goodtoknow.co.uk
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Party palmiers
These palmiers are easy to make. Made with shop-bought puff pastry, they can be made in advance and frozen. It is also a good way of using left over mincemeat.
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Mulled wine pear tart
Mulled wine pear tart
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Sausage and onion rolls
Looking for sausage roll recipes, party food recipes or womans weekly recipes? Nothing like a homemade sausage roll to keep you reaching for more. This recipe is from Woman's Weekly reader, Shirley Quatermaine, from Kettering.
