I'm a stay at home mom, to a beautiful 3 year old. I wish I could say I stay home by choice but my health is what keeps me from working. On my good days I create in the kitchen and my craft corner to keep the insanity at bay and my daughter entertained.
So I'm on YouTube, did I do something embarrassing hilarious, you might be wondering? Nope, I actually chose to make a video with a good friend. It is not my usual cup of tea to be on video, but I really did have a great time. In trying to make a quick how-to 5 min video, poor Cassandra ended up with 28 minutes of footage to edit. She did however do a fantastic job and I think I might have to do it again.
I originally saw the how-to for this recipe on one of my favourite shows, Jamie Oliver's 30 Minute Meals. I tried to find a recipe online with no luck :( but as you can see from the video I eventually figured it out for myself. We have had these once a week since the first attempt, my 3 year old loves finger food! We eat a salad (caesar or broccoli salad recipe to come soon) or rice on the side and I've also made them as snacks for a game night with good friends, the Hyatt's. They were a HUGE hit. I cannot wait for the Hyatt's pork to be ready later in the fall, I will be trying this recipe with their sausage for sure!
The sausage rolls are really what started my addiction to puff pastry, sounds fancy I know, but when you buy the pre-made sheets from the grocery store the possibilities really are endless!You can do savoury or sweet, it really is such a forgiving dough, you can stretch it and pull it and it always bakes up delicious and flaky. I will leave you with a few of my experiments to inspire you!
This apple tart was delicious, I used a whole sheet of pastry and spread about 4 apples thinly sliced that I had tossed in some sugar and spice (Nutmeg and cinnamon) I added a couple of knobs of butter and then just folded up the edges. Baked it @ 395 F for about 20 mins. It was delicious warm from the oven with ice cream.
This was my latest experiment, I'm calling them apple danishes. This time I left the apple chunks a little thicker (they were a little too soft for my taste in the tart) and I cut my sheet of puff pastry into 6 and made individual danishes instead of one big tart. This time I tossed my apples in a concoction of a caramel and maple. So far the danishes are my family and friend's favourite but I'm not done experimenting!
