left over pastry idea

Andy Hamilton · Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:32 pm

Forgotten about this one until today, one that my mum used to make.....

If you have a little bit of pastry left over then roll it out so that it is about 20cm or 6 inches long. Does not matter how wide and pretty flat but still solid.

Now smear the pastry with marmite or jam and roll it up. cut so that you have a bunch of the rolls about 2cm thick.

Bake in the oven until ready, I just did mine at 180c for about 5 or ten mins.

Luath · Post: # 30095Post **Luath** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:56 pm

Sounds good; my scraps usually go to the chickens.

Chickpea · Post: # 30110Post **Chickpea** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:59 am

My kids normally eat any scraps of leftover dough. Oftentimes they won't eat whatever it is I'm making when it's cooked, but they'll devour the raw dough. My 4-year-old went mad at pre-school one day when they were baking and wouldn't let him lick the bowl out afterwards. That's the best bit, isn't it?

Millymollymandy · Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:22 pm

I have a better idea for bits of left over pastry and it is more environmentally friendly - give it to the wild birds. They need that fat especially in winter!

hedgewitch · Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:35 pm

That sounds good Andy and I'll give it a go next time I have some left over pastry.
Normally I just make jam tarts ( with home made jam ) they never last more than 5 mins and from the sounds of it yours won't either!!

Stardust · Post: # 60043Post **Stardust** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:30 pm

i roll mine out and sprinkle with Raisins, then fold in half and squish it all downand spread it out flat again, then sprinkle with raisins again, then roll and flatten, sprinkle again.....do this about ten times then roll like a swiss roll, slice into slices lay on their sides, bake for 20 mins at 200 YUMMY!

chadspad · Post: # 60049Post **chadspad** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:09 pm

I do the same as you Stardust but sprinkle with sugar - its like those pastry biscuit things that I cant remember the name of for the life of me!

Shirley · Post: # 60057Post **Shirley** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:03 pm

Yum - garibaldi???? I'll try this next time we've got pastry left over. I normally stick mine to a tree for the birds to peck at.

Silver Ether · Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:14 pm

hmmmmmmmmmm jam tarts for me too ... but like the other ideas so will give then a try.

madanna · Post: # 60059Post **madanna** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:27 pm

Millymollymandy wrote:I have a better idea for bits of left over pastry and it is more environmentally friendly - give it to the wild birds. They need that fat especially in winter!

Not to mention weight-ally friendly too lol

I love andy's idea but sadly my waistline would expand if i ate all the leftovers

Christopher · Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:52 am

chadspad wrote:I do the same as you Stardust but sprinkle with sugar - its like those pastry biscuit things that I cant remember the name of for the life of me!

Palmiers. French pastry - very delish. I used to have them when I was living in Montreal, at a French deli, alongside an allonge, a black espresso drink. Very nice dunking my palmier into my allonge.

Cheers,
Christopher.