To prepare the apricots in puff pastry, first cut the scamorza into small cubes (1), then wash and carefully dry the apricots, cut them in half (2), and remove the pit (3). Using a pastry cutter with ...

When filling the pastry case, it’s best to add the apricots at the last possible moment so that the juices don’t make the base wet. If time is short, you could use a 500g pack of shop-bought ...

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1. Make the pastry cream: In a saucepan, combine 3/4 cup of the milk with the sugar and basil; bring to a simmer. Remove the milk from the heat and let stand for 15 minutes. Remove the basil and ...

With growers expecting bumper crops, we round up recipes from Nigel Slater, Yotam Ottolenghi, Thomasina Miers and many, many more The word apricot shares the same root as the word precocious – the ...

These apricot bow tie pastries are the easiest “looks fancy” dessert you can make. Puff pastry bakes up flaky and golden, while the apricot filling turns jammy and bright. The bow tie shape is simple, ...

At home I enjoy baking tarts and love using fresh fruit. I chose this recipe as the elderflower that is coming out everywhere at the moment goes so well with apricots, which are starting to come to ...

To make the pastry put the flour, butter and sugar into a food processor. Using the pastry blade, blend until it resembles breadcrumbs. Mix the yolk with the water and add that. Whizz until it comes ...

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