Puff the magic pastry - Puff Pastry Recipes

Puff pastry can be as magical in the kitchen as the proverbial dragon in the song. It is probably a given that we normally associate puff pastry with desserts, but puff pastry also excels in savory recipes such as Broccoli and Mushrooms in Puff Pastry or Easy Chicken Wellington.

You can make your own homemade puff pastry from scratch the time-consuming way, make a quick shortcut version, or just buy it frozen.

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