Pack your favorite filling into these Puff Pastry Cups for a delicious, fancy dinner or appetizer! These homemade pastry shells are just as good as the Pepperidge Farm puff pastry shells, but are a doddle to make yourself. Just follow this simple puff pastry cups recipes and you’ll end up with beautiful golden brown, crispy pastry cases.
For a sweet version of the pastry shells, fill them with juicy berries and a drizzle of honey, like I’ve done here. They work perfectly with savory fillings too: load them with a luxurious helping of chicken and mushrooms in a cheesy sauce, or a spoonful of cream cheese topped with garlic roasted peppers. Just like the French vol-au-vents, they look so elegant and very impressive on the dinner plate!
To make my Puff Pastry Cups, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 410°F. Lightly grease a baking tray.
In a small bowl, whisk the egg and water together.
Use a 3-inch round biscuit cutter to cut 8 circles from the sheets of pastry. Then, use a 2 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter to cut through 4 of the circles.
Lay one of the circles with a hole in it over one without and repeat with the other cases. Place the cases on the baking tray.
Use a pastry brush to coat each of the cases with the egg mixture.
Bake the cases for 20 to 25 minutes, until they are puffed up and golden.
Finally, fill Puff Pastry Cups with sweet or savory fillings of your choice!
It’s that simple to make crispy, golden Puff Pastry Cups at home! Have a go at this method - looking forward to hearing how you find it! Drop me a note below or tag #cookmerecipes.
Puffy for sure, maybe even more puffy than I expected lol they look like they are about to burst!
Tried to shape this into little heart pastries but they ended up being peach shaped sadly, still delicious.
Drizzled some caramel over the top of this and added a little bit more fruit in the inside since mine were bigger than the pictures.
Loved every bite of this thanks for sharing.
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