Pastry recipes

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    Apple Cherry Strudel Roll

    • Because Dad is an apple pie fan, surprise him with a variation on his favourite. Mom always appreciates an elegant finish to a special meal, so...
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    Apple Crumble Pie

    • This sweet and crunchy crumble-top pie is particularly good served warm with ice cream. Choose a firm apple because of the long cooking time.
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    Apple Plum Raisin Strudel

    • This adaptation of an old family recipe comes from food writer Adell Shneer. The strudel combines the seasonal flavours of apples and plums and...
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    Apple Walnut Phyllo Triangles

    • This perfect fusion of cheese, apple and walnuts hides inside crisp, buttery pastry in this recipe from our Holiday Baking: Sweet & Savoury...
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    Asparagus Gruyere Tart

    • Simple to make and stunning to look at, this spring tart offers a vegetarian option.
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    Bacon and Egg Tart

    • Each slice of this fun brunch dish holds a single serving of everyone's favourite breakfast – bacon and eggs. Serve with a mixed green salad.
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    Baked Mango Chutney Brie

    • Cut Brie in half horizontally into 2 rounds; set aside. On lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to 1/8-inch thickness; cut into 12-inch...
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    Basket of Love

    • This is my daughter's favorite appetizer,she helped me create these little bites and they can be altered to the taste.
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    Beef Kidney Pie

    • Pastry for 9-inch (23 cm) double-crust pie. Filling: Cut kidney into 1/2-inch (1 cm) cubes. In bowl, cover kidney with cold water; let soak for...
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    Beefsteak and Mushroom Pie

    • Executive chef John Cordeaux of The Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto gets back to his British roots with this rich and traditional beef pie,...
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    Best Butter Tarts

    • Whether runny or firm, with raisins or nuts, butter tarts are treats that never go out of style. Because any sugar filling that overflows the...
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    Best-Ever Apple Pie

    • 1. In bowl, beat shortening with butter until smooth; stir in flour and salt until coarse and ragged looking. Pour in water all at once; stir...
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    Blue Cheese Bacon Gougeres

    • Savoury choux-paste puffs are excellent served warm or at room temperature. For easy piping, crumble the cheese and bacon into pieces smaller than...
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    Blue Gooseberry Pie

    • Whether you prefer sour green or tart-sweet red gooseberries, this vibrant purple pie screams out for a scoop of vanilla ice cream. A goose-shaped...
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    Braised Chicken Pie with Caramelized Onions, Mushrooms and Chestnuts

    • Instead of a traditional tourtiere, this year I'm serving a puff pastry-topped pie that's especially festive with tiny onions and chestnuts. For...
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    Brie in Puff Pastry with Raspberry Vinaigrette

    • Keltic Lodge guests receive individual versions of this pastry. At home, it is quicker to assemble as a whole round.
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    Chicken Phyllo Bundles with Herbed Sabayon

    • Cut chicken in half horizontally almost but not all the way through; open like book. Brush with mustard; sprinkle with pepper and salt. Lay 1...
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    Chicken Pot Pie

    • In high season, David Hammonds, executive chef at The Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, prepares about 4,000 meals a day. This sumptuous pie is...
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    Chocolate and Caramelized Banana Tarts

    • A crisp crust of phyllo envelops a bed of caramelized bananas and a chocolate filling for an irresistible match made in heaven. Serve these...
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    Classic Peach Pie with Sour Cream Pastry

    • Peach season just wouldn't be the same without peach pie. Serve with Bourbon Brown Sugar Ice Cream.
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    Classic Tart Cherry Pie with Lattice Crust

    • Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C). Filling: Place cherries in large bowl. Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and vanilla; pour over...
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    Coulibiac of Salmon with Dill

    • Coulibiac — a fine pie of salmon, eggs, dill and rice — is nontraditional, but a wonderful fish buffet dish. Although it can be made...
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    Crosswinds Raspberry Sour Cream Pie

    • A smooth, creamy topping snuggles over a ruby band of raspberries in the most popular pie from The Crosswinds in Mitchell, a town in the heart of...
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    Dark Chocolate Raspberry Napoleon

    • This deep rich chocolate cake combines mascarpone, lemon and coffee for a new approach to a classic tiramisu. You can use orange-flavoured liqueur...
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    Deep-Dish Plum and Nectarine Pie

    • Two of late summer's finest fruits under a sweet almond pastry make an irresistible dessert. Serve with Devon cream.
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    Double-Crust Pastry

    • In bowl, whisk flour with salt. Using pastry blender, cut in butter and lard until in fine crumbs with a few larger pieces. In liquid measure,...
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    Grandma Thompson's Prize-Winning Apple Pie

    • Thanksgiving weekend last year and The Village at Blue Mountain, Ont., was filled with the fragrance of freshly baked apple pies. For the...
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    Greek Phyllo-Wrapped Chicken

    • All over Greece, delicate phyllo pastry encloses savoury and sweet ingredients in pies called pita. Here, we incorporate traditional flavours in an...
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    Grosse Isle Saskastrawberry Pie

    • Manitoba's Ella Anderson sells some of the tastiest bargains in the West, including this memorable dessert.
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    La Grange Maple Sugar Apple Pie

    • Richard Fontaine, chef of Restaurant La Grange de St-Charles in the town of St-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Que., wedded apples with maple in this creamy...


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