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my children love pastry. everytime i make spinach quiche or chicken pie, they always pick the pastry first and then if they want it, they'll eat the filling. i thought i'd better give them the pastry without the filling

here's what i came up with.

puff fun

3 sheets frozen flaky pastry

sheet 1: (made 12 straws)
salt
pepper
Parmesan powder
milk for brushing

take one sheet. sprinkle with salt, pepper, and parmesan powder. fold in half. cut into 12 strips. twisted, brush with milk, and bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown in a hot oven.

sheet 2: (made 12 straws)
brown sugar
cinnamon
mik for brushing

take one sheet. sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. fold in half. cut into 12 strips. twisted, brush with milk, and bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown in a hot oven.

sheet 3: (made 12 straws)
Nutella
demerara sugar
milk for brushing

take one sheet. spread nutella on one side. fold in half. cut into 12 strips. twisted, brush with milk, sprinkle with demerara sugar, then bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown in a hot oven.

it is good to store frozen pastry in a freezer. i often find it handy and i can make sort of things from one parcel. i tend not to put the pastry back in the freezer once thawed. i don't like to find them hard and will crack easily when i want to use them.

with the straws, i also came up with apple turnovers. i believe you can find the recipes handy in any good cookbooks. i just made one up myself. for what i need to do is just cook the apple until soft with just a little bit of sugar and water. no need to cover them like we use to do to dried fruits when making sultana cake, for instance. i add a good pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg for flavour and aroma. it's delicious, trust me!