Cookies made from ready-made puff pastry with sugar. Layered cookies. how to make puff pastry for cookies with sour cream

Dear friends!

I know that you, just like me, love simple and quick baking using the first available ingredients. This time I have prepared a recipe for you in case you have ready-made puff pastry without yeast lying around. Without false modesty, I can say that the recipe is ingenious; I was inspired by store-bought cookies that did not foretell trouble.

Why Garibaldi?

Have any of you heard about Garibaldi cookies? Despite the Italian name, these are traditional English biscuits, invented by the famous biscuit maker John Carr back in 1861. And since then it has remained unchanged and is sold in any English supermarket to this day. He named these cookies in honor of his idol, the Italian general and revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi, and his historic visit to England in 1854.

By the way, this was the first cookie that could be bitten without causing damage to the teeth. All other cookies at that time were just wooden. But the British have since then retained the habit of dipping these cookies in tea. In the original, it was layered with dried currants.

And in my biography this whole story began like this.

Me, my husband and Garibaldi

My husband is not only a big sweet tooth, but also a wonderful actor, and this time I decided to please him and congratulate him on the premiere by presenting him with a delicious gift. Among the delicacies were cookies with the unusual name “Garibaldi”. We remember about the famous Italian revolutionary from our school history course, but this was the first time I had seen such an interesting cookie. It represented thin crispy biscuits made from two layers of unleavened dough with a layer of raisins.

The package of cookies ran out quickly, but I still had an appetite and, to begin with, I decided to search the Internet for information about these cookies and found several variations. I read it carefully and decided... to come up with my own!

This is how mine appeared "Garibaldi style" Puff pastry cookies for the lazy.

For it we will need:

• 1 package of ready-made yeast-free puff pastry
• 200 gr. raisins
• 1 protein
• 100 gr. granulated sugar
• a little flour for rolling out the dough

Preparation:

How's the recipe? Bomb?

My cookies turn out very soft, precisely because they are flaky, but tender, and you definitely won’t have to dip them in tea and coffee like the British)

Ahh, and here are a couple more instant recipes for puff pastry without yeast: my latest and.

And in conclusion - a memorable photo on the topic “how I will spend the summer”:

A very famous recipe for delicious and light puff pastries in sugar is supplemented with orange zest and a new quick molding method. In our house, these cookies are eaten instantly and never get boring. Orange zest adds new fresh notes to the taste. Be sure to cook and have fun.

To make cookies from puff pastry with sugar, we need the following products.

Prepare the orange zest. If the orange is fresh, then simply grate it. I had dry zest, and it needed to be ground in a blender and sifted.

Now let's prepare quick puff pastry. To do this, mix flour with a pinch of salt, zest, vanilla and add pieces of solid butter. Grind the butter and flour into crumbs.

Add sour cream and yolk, gather the dough into a ball. You shouldn’t knead it for a long time and delay the process; it’s enough to get a lump with a slightly heterogeneous structure.

Beat the egg whites with a whisk until light bubbles form; this makes them more manageable and easy to work with.

The dough turns out soft, and therefore the table can be dusted with flour while working. Roll out the dough to the size of your baking sheet. Make sure that it does not stick completely to the surface, but also do not overdo it with flour. The dough is very soft and should be handled carefully.

Roll the dough onto a rolling pin and transfer it to a baking sheet. Generously coat the surface with egg white.

Sprinkle generously with sugar. Do not skimp on sugar, as this is the key to golden brown cookies. Cut cookies into diamonds or squares. The shape is not important at all. The main thing is that everything happens quickly and with virtually no waste. You can make two layers of dough to make it easier to transfer it to the baking sheet in parts.

Separate the cookies slightly from each other. Bake puff pastries in sugar for 20 minutes at 180 degrees until desired degree of browning. Perhaps the cookies will be ready earlier, I just like to fry them very much, and the most ruddy pieces are eaten first.

Puff pastry cookies with sugar are ready. Let it cool slightly and transfer to a plate.

Enjoy your tea!

My friends!

Our temperature has dropped to 29, tomorrow they promise rain, which means we can turn on the oven for a while. Just a little bit. And at the same time do not make any unnecessary movements. Ready-made puff pastry purchased. Toppings are on hand. And sweet pastries made from puff pastry await us: the most delicious selected recipes to my humble but seasoned eye and taste.

I've compiled a list of both quick and easy baking recipes and more complex holiday desserts. And since there are a lot of recipes waiting for us, we’ll dispense with my favorite introductions on abstract topics and get straight to the point.

Yeast and yeast-free puff pastry

I can only say in theory (since I recently found out that not everyone is aware) that puff pastry tends to be yeast-free And yeast.

1. Yeast-free puff pastry It is prepared from unleavened dough (flour, water and salt) with the addition of a large amount of butter, which is “beaten” into the dough by repeated folding and rolling. Puff pastries, cookies, cakes, and strudels are made from yeast-free puff pastry. By the way, the famous Napoleon cake in its French original is also made from such puff pastry without yeast.
2. Yeast puff pastry prepared in the same way, but from yeast dough. You can make croissants, buns and a variety of so-called Viennese pastries from yeast puff pastry.

So, if you once again wondered “What kind of sweet and tasty thing can I make from store-bought puff pastry?”, listen carefully and remember!

Recipes for yeast-free puff pastry

Let's start with the basic and fastest...

1. Puff rolls with chocolate filling

Grocery list:

• cocoa powder - 2 tbsp.
• sugar, brown or white - 2 tbsp.

Preparation:

1. Defrost the puff pastry and preheat the oven to 200ºC. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Sift cocoa powder onto the dough and spread it over the entire surface of the layer, leaving about a 0.5 cm gap at the edges.
3. Sprinkle granulated sugar on top and roll the roll along the narrow side.
4. Using a sharp knife, cut the roll into rolls about 1 cm thick and place on a baking sheet.
5. Bake puff rolls in a preheated oven for 15 minutes until golden brown.

If the dough is too soft and cannot be cut into rolls, place it in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes.

2. Puff rolls with apple and nuts

You can prepare rolls with apple-nut filling in the same way. For them we will need the following products.

Grocery list:

• puff pastry without yeast - 400 gr.
• apples - 2 pcs.
• chopped walnuts - ½ cup
• butter - 1 tbsp.
• cinnamon - ½ tsp.
• nutmeg - ¼ tsp.
• sugar - 1.5 tbsp.
• a pinch of salt

Preparation:

1. Defrost the puff pastry and preheat the oven to 200º. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Peel and core the apples and cut into small cubes.
3. Melt butter in a frying pan over moderate heat, add apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, 1 tablespoon of sugar and a pinch of salt.
4. Fry apples with butter and spices for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and let the apples cool completely.
5. Sprinkle the defrosted dough layer with the remaining ½ tablespoon of sugar and chopped nuts, leaving a gap of about 0.5 cm from the edges of the dough.
6. Then lay out the cooled apples and distribute them over the entire layer of dough.
7. Along the narrow edge, roll the dough into a roll and cut into rolls about 1 cm thick with a sharp knife.
8. Transfer the rolls to a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

3. Open puff pastry puffs with apples

Grocery list:

• puff pastry without yeast - 300 gr.
• apples, green - 2 pcs.
• peach or apricot jam - 70 gr.
• water - 30 gr.
• egg yolk - 1 pc.

Preparation:

1. Pre-defrost the puff pastry according to the instructions on the package.
2. Preheat the oven to 180-190º and cover a baking sheet with parchment.
3. Peel the apples, cut them in half and remove the core. Cut into very thin slices (about 4 mm).
   

   To prevent the apples from darkening, you can fill them with cold water and a spoonful of lemon juice.

4. Place the jam and water in a small saucepan and heat over low heat, stirring, for 2 minutes. Pass the resulting jam through a sieve.
5. Lightly roll out the dough on a floured work surface and cut out 4 identical rectangles measuring approximately 10x15cm.
6. Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet. Place 6-7 apple slices in the center of each rectangle, placing one on top of the other. Leave a margin of 1-1.5 cm from the edges.
7. Using a brush, brush the apples with half the jam. Grease the empty edges of the rectangles with yolk mixed with a couple of tablespoons of water.
8. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the puff pastries are golden brown. Remove the finished puff pastries from the oven, brush with the remaining jam and let cool.

4. Sweet puff pastry pie filled with cottage cheese and jam

Grocery list:

• puff pastry without yeast - 400 gr.
• cottage cheese - 300 gr
• powdered sugar - 2 tbsp.
• egg - 1 pc.
• fruits or berries from any jam (without syrup) - 100 gr.
• grated zest of 1 lemon or orange
• chopped dark chocolate - 50 gr. (optional)
• almond petals - 2 tbsp.

For lubrication:

• egg yolk - 1 pc.
• milk - 2 tbsp.
• sugar - 1 tbsp.

Preparation:

1. Thaw the puff pastry and lightly roll it out on a floured work surface.
2. Preheat the oven to 200º and line a baking tray with baking paper.
3. In a bowl, mash the cottage cheese with a fork and mix thoroughly with powdered sugar and a lightly beaten egg.
4. Add the berries from the jam (if we use fruit jam, they need to be finely chopped), grated zest and, if desired, chocolate, and mix again.
5. Place the layer of puff pastry on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and place the curd filling in the center, leaving a space of 3-4 cm from the edges.
6. We wrap the free edges and pinch at the corners. It should look like an envelope, open in the middle.
7. In a bowl, beat the yolk, milk and sugar, and use a brush to brush the edges of the pie.
8. If desired, sprinkle the filling with almond petals and press lightly with your palms.
9. Bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 170º and bake for another 20 minutes until golden brown.
10. After cooling, sprinkle the finished cake with powdered sugar.

5. Cinnamon Puff Pastry Spirals

Grocery list:

• puff pastry without yeast - 250 gr.
• butter, melted - 1 tbsp.
• brown sugar - 2 tbsp.
• chopped nuts - ½ cup
• cinnamon - ½ tsp.

Preparation:

1. Defrost the puff pastry and preheat the oven to 180º. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Grease the defrosted dough with melted butter.
3. Mix sugar, nuts and cinnamon in a bowl and sprinkle the surface of the dough with this mixture.
4. Cut the dough in half crosswise and turn one half over so the nuts are facing down.
5. Cover this half with the other half with the nuts facing up, that is, the two layers of dough should touch with clean sides, the nuts should be on top and bottom.
6. We cut this resulting layer crosswise into several equal strips 1 cm wide.
7. We take each strip by its two ends and twist it into a spiral.
8. Place the resulting spirals on a prepared baking sheet at a distance from each other.
9. Bake for 15 minutes until golden brown.
10. Remove the finished spirals from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

6. Puff pastry wreaths with blueberry jam

Grocery list:

• puff pastry - 400 gr.
• flour - for dusting
• blueberry jam - 4-6 tbsp.

Preparation:

7. Garibaldi puff pastry with raisins

Grocery list:

• puff pastry - 500 gr.
• raisins - 200 gr.
• egg white - 1 pc.
• sugar - 100 gr.
• flour - for dusting

Preparation:

1. Defrost the puff pastry and preheat the oven to 200º.
2. Wash the raisins and dry them well on a paper towel.
3. Roll out the defrosted dough on a floured surface until the layers have doubled in size. The thickness of the dough should be 2-3 mm, no more.
4. Place raisins on one sheet of dough and cover with a second sheet and run the rolling pin over the dough again to seal the raisins with the dough.
5. Using a sharp knife, cut cookies into arbitrary shapes and sizes. The top layer can be cut to form a lattice.
6. Place the cookies on a baking tray lined with baking paper, brush with lightly beaten egg yolk and sprinkle with sugar.
7. Bake for 15 minutes until golden brown.

8. Puff pastry roll with semolina cream and jam

This recipe can be prepared with either yeast or yeast-free puff pastry.

Grocery list:

• puff pastry (yeast or yeast-free) - 400 gr.
• plum or any other sour jam - 250 gr.

For cream:

• semolina - 150 gr.
• grated zest of 1 lemon
• eggs - 6 pcs.
• sugar - 100 gr.
• milk - 1250 ml
• butter - 50 gr.

Preparation:

1. Defrost the puff pastry according to the instructions on the package and first prepare the semolina cream.
2. In a saucepan, heat the milk and sugar over low heat, stirring occasionally with a whisk.
3. As soon as the milk begins to boil, add semolina in a thin stream while stirring vigorously with a whisk.
4. When the cream begins to thicken, add lemon zest and continue stirring.
5. After the semolina acquires the consistency of custard, remove the saucepan from the heat, add the butter and stir until it is completely dissolved.
6. Preheat the oven to 180º and after the cream has cooled slightly, add the eggs one at a time, thoroughly mixing with a whisk after each egg until a homogeneous, smooth mass is formed.
7. Place a layer of puff pastry into a rectangular oblong cake pan so that one edge protrudes slightly more than the other.
8. Place semolina cream inside, plum jam on top, and distribute along the bottom of the mold.
9. Fold the edges of the dough on all sides to cover the filling. Lightly pinch the edges of the dough where possible to form a roll.
10. Bake the puff pastry roll at 180º for 45 minutes until the dough is golden brown.

Puff pastry recipes

9. Nut buns made from puff pastry

Grocery list:

• puff pastry dough - 500 gr.
• walnuts - 300 gr.
• egg yolks - 2 pcs. + 1 piece - for lubrication
• sugar - 90 gr.
• rum or cognac - 20 ml
• cinnamon - ½ tsp.
• vanilla sugar - 10 gr. (I take sugar with natural vanilla )
• milk - 4 tbsp.

For the glaze:

• powdered sugar - 50 gr.
• cold water - 1 tbsp.

Preparation:

For the glaze:

• Sift the powdered sugar and dilute with cold water. Cover the cooled buns with this glaze.

10. Puff-yeast buns with cream and raisins

Grocery list:

• puff pastry dough - 500 gr.
• — 500 gr.
• raisins - 200 gr.
• egg yolk - 1 pc.
• milk - 2 tbsp.

For the glaze:

• powdered sugar - 50 gr.
• cold water - 1 tbsp.

Preparation:

Here ⇓ auntie shows how to form buns correctly. Be sure to check out:

I think I've given you enough ideas. You can start!

Good luck, love and patience.

Craving something tasty, sweet and crunchy? And to cook in a matter of minutes? Then check out this recipe for puff pastry cookies with sugar and cinnamon. The cookies turn out sweet, incredibly aromatic, and, of course, very crispy. In common people these cookies are called “ears”. Despite the attractive appearance, even a beginner can give a beautiful shape to cookies. After all, it is prepared from store-bought puff pastry, and all you have to do is defrost the dough and mold ears with cinnamon and sugar out of it.

You can find yeast and yeast-free dough on store shelves. What is the difference between them and which option should we use? The fact is that during baking, yeast-free dough rises solely due to water vapor, and in yeast dough, the work of water vapor is supported by the work of yeast bacteria. In the yeast-free version there are many more layers of dough, and they are all coated with oil. Due to this, baked goods made from yeast-free dough are more fatty, high in calories, slightly dry and very crispy. It makes great cookies, crunchies, snack baskets (see recipe for chicken and cheese snack) and cake layers. Baked goods made from yeast puff pastry are slightly less crispy, but more fluffy and soft. This dough is best suited for puff pastries, pies, cookies and buns. Therefore, if you want to get fluffy and softer cookies, use yeast dough, and if you prefer crispy cookies, buy yeast-free ones.

You can make yeast dough with your own hands, but it is such a painstaking task that most housewives prefer to use ready-made dough bought in a store. Store-bought puff pastry is no worse than homemade dough. The main thing is that before you start cooking, take it out of the freezer and let it melt at room temperature. And then start rolling out and laying out the fillings.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 0.5 kg sheet puff pastry;
• 0.5 tbsp. sugar (100 g);
• 8 gr. cinnamon powder;
• 8 g ground cinnamon.

Cinnamon ears recipe

Of course, it’s easier to buy puff pastries in the store, but homemade ones will still be more satisfying and flavorful. Also, products made from store-bought puff pastry without yeast are, in my opinion, a little harsh. Puff pastry dough can be made at home with the addition of sour cream. Then the baked goods turn out soft and crumbly. It is very important not to overcook the puff pastry in the oven, otherwise it will turn out too hard. But you can get out of this situation, just soak the cookies in hot tea. Still, it is better to carefully monitor the cooking process and remove the products from the oven in time.

For homemade puff pastry, it is better to use creamy margarine. We take it out of the refrigerator immediately before grinding. This product must be mixed with flour and ground to a crumb state. After all the ingredients have been added, the dough needs to rest in the refrigerator.

how to make puff pastry for cookies with sour cream

Ingredients:

• premium wheat flour – 400 g,
• sour cream – 0.5 tbsp.,
• egg yolk – 1 pc.,
• cream margarine – 180 g,
• sunflower oil – 1 tbsp.,
• sugar – 2 tbsp,
• salt - a pinch.

Cooking process:

1.For convenience, collect all the necessary products and start kneading the puff pastry. Take a dry bowl and pour the sifted flour into it, but not all of it, about 2/3 of it.

2.Now take margarine from the refrigerator. Grate it on a coarse grater and pour it into flour. If desired, you can simply cut the margarine. Then we make butter and flour crumbs with our hands or chop the food with a knife.

3. Pour sour cream and egg yolk into the general mixture, mix the mixture until a homogeneous consistency is formed.

4.Add a small amount of salt for taste, use table salt or sea salt. And all we have to do is add the remaining flour, knead the dough with our hands. The result is a non-stick lump. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for about 1-1.5 hours.

5. Roll out the dough and cut into small pieces, any size possible. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

6. Grease a baking tray with vegetable oil and place our products on it. We make sweet cookies, which means we sprinkle granulated sugar on top, but first grease the surface with vegetable oil or egg white. And if we bake unsweetened puff pastries, then serve them with boiled condensed milk or with beer.

7. Homemade puff pastry with sugar is baked for 15-18 minutes, it becomes golden brown and flaky. We do not leave the cookies on the baking sheet, but remove them immediately. Place in a ceramic plate with a napkin and serve. Bon appetit!

Ninel Ivanova told how to make homemade puff pastry, with a recipe and photo from the author.