Best Pastry recipes perfect to surprise, how about that?

You can't resist a good freshly baked pastry, can you? With that in mind, today I'm going to show you 5 incredible recipes for the perfect pastry that will surprise everyone and guarantee lots of compliments. So I'm going to show you step by step how to make them perfectly and guarantee wonderful pastries.

Perfect chocolate pastry

Preparation time: 45 minutes

Servings: 30 servings

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tablespoon of sugar for sprinkling
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder for sprinkling
• 1 and 1/2 cups wheat flour
• 1 can heavy cream
• 1/2 a bar of milk chocolate

The preparation method for this recipe is very simple and I'm sure that if you follow it step by step you will be able to make your recipe, it will be wonderful.

PREPARATION METHOD

1. First, put the cream and flour in a bowl and mix well until it becomes a dough. Leave it in the fridge covered with plastic wrap for 20 minutes.
2. Then transfer the dough to a floured worktop and, using a rolling pin, roll it out to a thickness of 0.5 cm. Use a rolling pin to cut out 10 cm diameter discs of dough.
3. Then place some of the milk chocolate in the center of each disc and close the edges to form a pastry.
4. Then fry them in a pan of very hot oil to brown them and leave them in a bowl with a paper towel to drain.
5. Finally, sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on top and serve.

Perfect vatapá pastry with biquinho pepper sauce

Preparation time: 80 minutes

Servings: 25 servings

INGREDIENTS

Vatapá

• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 medium-sized piece of grated ginger
• 1 tablespoon of palm oil
• 1 and 1/2 cups coconut milk
• 4 tablespoons of roasted cashew nuts
• 4 tablespoons roasted skinless peanuts
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 large chopped tomato
• 2 loaves of French bread
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 pinch of black pepper
• 300 grams of cleaned small prawns
• 1/2 bunch of coriander
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1 stick my secret 7 vegetables

Sauce

• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 3 tablespoons biquinho pepper cut in half
• 1 medium tomato, chopped

PREPARATION METHOD

1. First of all, for the sauce, put all the ingredients in a bowl, mix well, cover and refrigerate until it's time to serve the pastries.
2. So, for the vatapá, put the onion, tomato and coriander in a blender and blend very well, set aside. Place the prawns in a bowl with the black pepper, lemon juice and my secret seasoning and leave to marinate for 10 minutes.
3. Then transfer the prawns to a pan with half the olive oil and let's sauté very well, separating the prawns and the stock from the pan.
4. Then place the chopped bread in a bowl with the milk and half the coconut milk and leave to rest for 20 minutes until it has softened.
5. Then transfer to a blender with all the liquid and blend until creamy, add the cashew nuts, ginger, half the shrimp sautéed in the broth, the peanuts and continue to blend well.
6. Afterwards, transfer all the mixtures to the pan you used to sauté the prawns, add the rest of the coconut milk, the olive oil and cook over a medium heat until it starts to loosen from the pan and become creamy, then add the rest of the prawns and the palm oil and cook for another 3 minutes.
7. Then open the pastry dough and divide it into squares. Place some of the filling in the center of each pastry and close it up to form a triangle.
8. Finally, serve and enjoy.

Perfect angu pastry

Preparation time: 60 minutes

Servings: 40 servings

INGREDIENTS

Pasta

• 2 cups cornmeal
• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 4 cups of water
• 1 tablet of rib stock
• 2 eggs

Stuffing

• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 150 grams of semi-hard cheese
• 1 tablespoon of oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablet of rib stock
• 300 grams of ground beef

PREPARATION METHOD

1. First of all, for the filling, we'll put the meat in a pan with oil to start browning and drying out the excess liquid, add the water, the rib stock and let it cook while stirring very well.
2. Then add the parsley and leave it separate.
3. Meanwhile, for the dough, we'll dissolve the rib stock in a pan of boiling water and sprinkle the cornmeal over it, stirring well for 20 minutes until it thickens and forms an angu that begins to show the bottom of the pan.
4. Then add the flour, yeast and eggs and start kneading. Spread out the flour with your hands and gradually roll out the dough into thin discs.
5. Finally, place portions of the filling in the center of each dough, a little cheese and close the edges, then fry in a pan of hot oil to brown.
6. Serve and enjoy.

Perfect sweet and fun pastry

Preparation time: 45 minutes

Servings: 20 servings

INGREDIENTS

Pasta

• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup warm whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 250 grams of wheat flour
• 4 tablespoons of butter

Stuffing

• 2 tablespoons Nesquik strawberry powder
• 2 large dwarf bananas, chopped

Decoration

• 1 tablespoon of water
• 3 tablespoons Nesquik powder strawberry
• Colored confetti

PREPARATION METHOD

1. First of all, for the filling, put the ingredients in a bowl, mix well and set aside.
2. Next, add the salt, flour, sugar, butter, milk and vanilla to a bowl and mix everything well until it forms a uniform dough that releases from the fingers.
3. Then transfer the dough to a floured worktop and roll out to a thickness of 0.5 cm. Using a rim, cut the dough into discs about 8 cm in diameter.
4. Pour a portion of the filling into the center of the discs and bring the edges together to form a pastry. Place on a greased and floured baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 180ºC.
5. Meanwhile, put the nesquik and water in a bowl and mix well to form the decorating mixture.
6. Finally, spread the mixture over the pastries, sprinkle with colored confetti and serve.

Perfect delicious pastry

Preparation time: 80 minutes

Servings: 8 servings

INGREDIENTS

Stuffing

• 1/2 bunch of chopped escarole
• 1 tablespoon chopped green olives
• 300 grams of chopped fresh Calabrian sausage

Pasta

• 1/2 cup curd cheese
• 1/2 tablespoon maggi fondor
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup wheat flour
• 4 tablespoons of butter

Assembly

• 1 egg yolk to brush on
• 1/2 cup curd cheese

PREPARATION METHOD

1. First, for the dough, put the baking powder and the sifted flour in a bowl, make a hole in the center and add the egg, half the curd cheese, the butter, the maggi fondor and mix well until a uniform dough is formed, leave in the fridge to rest for 30 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, for the filling, put the sausage in a pan and brown it in its own fat. Add the olives and escarole and continue sautéing until all the water is gone.
3. Then roll out the dough into a rectangle on a floured worktop, place the filling in the center and add the curd cheese on top.
4. Then, spread the egg yolk on the sides and fold the sides over so that there are about 2 fingers of dough on top of the filling, fold the larger sides over and close tightly.
5. Finally, transfer to a greased and floured tin, pour the egg yolk over the top and bake for 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 180ºC.
6. Serve and enjoy.

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