Baking is a weakness for many. And sometimes it’s easier to give up cake and chocolate than a fragrant hot pie. We share several options for delicious pies and cheese.
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Light, crispy and tasty puff pastry, loved by many. It is used for making cakes, pies, pastries, cookies, both with sweet and savory fillings. If you have a pack of puff pastry lying around in the freezer, you won’t have to wait long for a tasty treat! And the simplest solution is a layer pie with cheese. This appetizer will be the first to go on any holiday table.

Many housewives love store-bought puff pastry - products made from it turn out very airy and tasty, and at the same time you don’t need to spend any time on its preparation. This gives enormous scope for the imagination of culinary specialists. Among the variety of delicious products that can be made from store-bought puff pastry are pies, which can be made with a variety of fillings. Today we will talk about the most unusual ones with interesting fillings.

The packaging must be plastic, transparent, hermetically sealed. The slightest ingress of moisture will be disastrous. Take the package in your hands and run your hand over it. The dough sheets should be firm and not deformed. If swelling and changes in shape are felt, it means that the product has been defrosted and re-frozen. The dough in the package should roll from place to place and not stick to the corners of the package.

High-quality dough sheets have a rough surface and a light gray or light yellow color. The presence of dark spots indicates spoilage of the product.

Puff pastry can be made with or without yeast. The easiest to prepare is yeast. It is delicate and softer. Conscientious manufacturers write on the packaging how to prepare and handle the dough correctly, and what products it can be used in.

Pay attention to the composition of the yeast dough. It should contain premium wheat flour, margarine, water, salt and citric acid. It's good if milk and egg powder are present. A quality product should not contain: artificial colors, flavors, additives with index E.

Baking with the greatest number of layers in the dough turns out tastier. On the packaging of the semi-finished product, find the inscription with the number of layers. A good layering index for unleavened dough is 256, for yeast dough - 48.

Re-freezing puff pastry is not recommended. The product is not further rolled out. In order for the baked goods to be fluffy, the product must be defrosted correctly. First in the refrigerator, and after 30-40 minutes at room temperature. The whole process takes about 2 hours. If you do this in the microwave, the baked goods will not rise.

There is no need to grease the baking tray for baking frozen puff pastry, otherwise the cakes will come out too greasy.

• Calorie content per 100 g - 239 kcal.
• Number of servings - 1 pie
• Cooking time - 1.5 hours

Ingredients:

• Margarine - 200 g
• Flour - 2/3 tbsp.

Step-by-step preparation:

1. Remove the margarine from the refrigerator and cut into pieces.
2. Pour flour into a bowl and add chopped pieces of margarine.
3. Using a knife, chop the margarine and flour until crumbs form.
4. Do this until you have a lump of dough. There is no need to knead it with your hands.
5. Form the resulting dough into a ball, wrap it in cling film and put it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Ingredients:

• Puff pastry without yeast - 2 layers
• Ham - 200 g
• Cheese - 200 g
• Grainy mustard - 1 tbsp.
• Greens - a bunch
• Eggs - 1 pc.

1. Defrost the dough and roll out to the diameter of the mold.
2. Place one layer in a mold with sides.
3. Grease the bottom of the dough with mustard and sprinkle with finely chopped herbs.
4. Cut the ham into strips or cubes and place on the dough.
5. Cut the cheese into thin slices and place as the last layer.
6. You can sprinkle your favorite spices on top to taste.
7. Cover the top with the second rolled out layer of dough and pinch the edges along the sides.
8. Beat the egg and brush the pie.
9. Place the product in an oven heated to 190°C for half an hour until a beautiful, crispy color forms.

Ingredients:

• Puff pastry - 500 g
• Adyghe cheese - 400 g
• Tomatoes - 2 pcs.
• Parsley - bunch
• Sesame - 2 tbsp.
• Refined vegetable oil - 2 tbsp.
• Salt and spices - to taste

1. Grate the cheese.
2. Pierce the sesame seeds in a dry frying pan until golden brown.
3. Wash the parsley and chop finely.
4. Combine cheese, parsley, salt and spices.
5. Wash the tomatoes and cut into rings.
6. Roll out the dough and place in a baking dish.
7. Spread the curd filling and distribute the tomato rings on top.
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8. Cover with the second rolled out sheet of dough and make shaped cuts on it so that the filling is slightly visible.
9. Brush the pie with vegetable oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
10. Bake the pie in a preheated oven at 200°C for 40 minutes until golden brown.

Ingredients:

• Puff pastry - 500 g
• Mushrooms - 300 g
• Hard cheese - 150 g
• Onions - 2 pcs.
• Eggs - 2 pcs.
• Refined vegetable oil - for frying

1. Cut the mushrooms into large pieces, peel and chop the onion. In a frying pan in vegetable oil, fry the food until half cooked and lightly golden.
2. Grate the cheese.
3. Thaw the dough, roll it out and spread it on a baking sheet.
4. Place fried mushrooms on top and sprinkle with cheese. Season the filling with any spices if desired.
5. Cover the top with the second rolled out layer of sheet and pinch the edges tightly.
6. Poke holes in the dough with a fork to allow steam to escape and brush with beaten egg to form a golden crust.
7. Place the pie in a preheated oven at 200°C for 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

• Puff pastry - 500 g
• Processed cheese - 200 g
• Eggs - 4 pcs.
• Onions - 3 pcs.
• Tomatoes - 3 pcs.
• Hard cheese - 200 g
• Refined vegetable oil - 3 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste

1. Peel the onions, chop them and sauté in a frying pan in vegetable oil until brown.
2. Grate processed and hard cheese.
3. Beat eggs with salt.
4. Thaw the dough, roll it out, divide it into 2 parts and place one of them in a baking dish.
   

Calories: Not specified
Cooking time: Not specified

Required Products:

- puff pastry -1000 -1200 gr.,
- ham – 200-250 gr.,
- hard cheese – 100-150 gr.,
- mayonnaise – 6-7 tbsp.,
- Provencal herbs - to taste,
- egg for lubrication.

How to cook with photos step by step

1. Pre-defrost the puff pastry in the refrigerator (not at room temperature). Roll out slightly on a floured work surface. Cut out two identical circles with a diameter of 25 - 30 cm.




2. Place one piece of dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment. Mix Provençal herbs with mayonnaise for the most flavorful pie. Lubricate the puff pastry layer with the resulting mixture (half the portion). Tip: You can use Bechamel sauce instead of mayonnaise.




3. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Cover the entire surface of the tortilla with some of the grated cheese.






4. Thinly slice the ham into circles or strips. Spread over cheese layer. Tip: any ham is suitable for the “Sun” pie: pork, beef, chicken or assorted.




5. Grease everything with the rest of the mayonnaise and sprinkle with grated cheese.




6. Cover the ingredients with the second layer of dough. Press the edges so that the filling does not fall out. This can be done in any convenient way: with your fingers, a fork, a zigzag roller, a knife, etc.






7. Place a glass in the center of the resulting workpiece to mark the middle of the pie. Using a knife, cut the “rays” from the center to the edge.




8. Twist the strips - rays individually into a spiral.




9. Whisk the egg in a bowl and brush the surface of the pie with it. Bake the “Sun” pie with ham and cheese at 180 C until golden brown, about 30-35 minutes, placing in a preheated oven. I advise you to try this one too.




10. Let the pie cool slightly and serve warm.

Bon appetit!

Recently, baking using cheese and ham has become very popular. It is this combination that has the ideal taste, aroma, quickly satiates and satisfies hunger for a long time. Ham and cheese layer pie is one of the most versatile dishes. It can be prepared for a large company, served with beer or tea, or taken with you to work or outdoors. Even when cold, the pie remains tasty and juicy.

The secrets of a delicious ham and cheese layer pie

Puff pastry is ideal for both savory and sweet baked goods. Dishes made from it are light, airy, with a tender center and a crispy crust. Only experienced housewives can handle making puff pastry at home, and for beginners you can always find an alternative on store shelves. Homemade dough certainly tastes better, but the store-bought version is safer. Therefore, if you doubt your own abilities, then you should not take risks, it is easier to buy ready-made dough, it is both faster and easier.

Thaw the puff pastry for about twenty minutes at room temperature. It should become soft and elastic.

To prevent the puff pastry from shrinking during baking, the pie pan must first be placed in the refrigerator for half an hour. This will allow the dough to rise a little and take on the desired shape.

The pie will turn out tastier if you combine several types of hard cheese in its filling, and add a little smoked sausage and sausages to the ham.

How to make ham and cheese layer cake

The entire process of preparing and baking the layer cake takes no more than an hour, which is very convenient for a quick dinner or Sunday breakfast. Based on this tasty and easy recipe, you can prepare both an open and closed pie, at your discretion.

To prepare four servings of pie, we will need:

• One package of puff pastry dough.
• One hundred grams of your favorite hard cheese (you can combine different varieties).
• One hundred grams of ham (can be combined with sausage).
• One hundred grams of cream 20%.
• Two raw chicken eggs.
• A piece of butter for greasing.
• Fresh herbs (dill, parsley, basil).
• Sweet paprika (dried).

Cooking steps:

• Defrost the dough in advance at room temperature for half an hour.
• Cut the ham into small strips.
• Three cheeses on a coarse grater.
• Grease a deep rectangular pan with butter.
• Carefully roll out the dough into a rectangular layer. Move the rolling pin in one direction.
• Place the dough in a greased pan so that high sides are formed.
• Leave the mold for half an hour at room temperature so that the dough rises a little.
• Spread ham and cheese evenly onto the prepared base.
• In a bowl, beat the cream, eggs, paprika and a pinch of salt. Carefully pour on top of the filling.
• Sprinkle with fresh herbs and place in a preheated oven.
• Bake until a delicious golden crust appears (approximately forty minutes).
• Let the pie cool slightly, cut into portions and serve.

Puff pastries come with different fillings, but for some reason cheese is universally loved. This product is ideal for dry dough, combines with a variety of ingredients to produce amazing baked goods.

Puff pastries with cheese - general principles of preparation

For pies, you can take puff pastry without yeast or yeast. It's actually easy to choose. Take the one that suits your taste best. Different cheeses are also used for pies, depending on personal preferences and capabilities. The product can be used alone or with the addition of other ingredients.

How to make pies with cheese

Since the puff pastry is quite dry, it is advisable to moisten the edges before gluing. Use water, milk or egg.

What kind of pies can you make:

Triangular. The layer is cut into squares.

Square. The dough is cut into rectangles or two squares are placed on top of each other.

Rectangular. The layer is cut into squares or rectangles.

Envelopes. The dough is cut into squares.

Cheese pies are baked from puff pastry in the oven. The optimal temperature is 200-210 °C. The time depends on the type of filling. Since mostly prepared ingredients are used, it rarely exceeds twenty minutes.

Puff pastries with cheese in the oven

The recipe for the simplest cheese puff pastries ever made. We take a pack of dough from the store, a piece of any cheese and go to the kitchen!

Ingredients

500 g dough;

200-250 g cheese;

Greens, oil.

Preparation

1. Let the dough thaw on the toll while preparing the filling.

2. Grate the cheese coarsely. Add herbs to taste, you can chop a clove of garlic or add nothing else at all.

3. The dough needs to be rolled up to three millimeters.

4. Cut into rectangles. The size of the pies will be half the size. We make the pieces we want.

5. Beat the egg, brush the edges of the rectangle with a brush, and put grated cheese filling on one half.

6. Cover with the free side and pinch the edges together. Since they are coated with egg, they should stick together without any problems.

7. Transfer the pies to a baking sheet.

8. Before baking, coat the top with egg.

9. Place in the oven. Bake until an appetizing crust.

Puff pastry pies with cheese and ham

This is a very famous recipe for cheese and ham puffs. The pies are also simple to prepare, but they turn out incredibly tasty, filling and aromatic. The quantity of all products is arbitrary.

Ingredients

Puff pastry;

Ham;

Egg or water.

Preparation

1. Leave the dough warm. After thawing, roll out a little and also cut into rectangles.

2. Ham and cheese should be cut into plates, a little less than half (about a centimeter on each side) of a rectangle of dough.

3. Place a piece of cheese on the layer, then a piece of ham.

4. Brush the edges with egg or simply soften with water.

5. Make pies and place them on a baking sheet. Brush with egg if desired.

6. They bake for only 10-15 minutes. No longer needed. Since the filling is ready, look at the dough.

Puff pastry with cheese, egg and onion

A variation of summer pies with cheese, for which green onions are also added to the minced meat. To increase the amount of filling and dilute the taste, you will also need a couple of boiled eggs.

Ingredients

Puff pastry 0.4 kg;

150 g cheese;

1 bunch of onions;

1 raw egg.

Preparation

1. First of all, you need to chop the onion. We do this on the dock in the usual way.

2. Then add a pinch of salt, or maybe pepper right away. Mash the greens with your hands to remove volume.

3. Chop two boiled eggs into cubes and place in a bowl with the onion.

4. Coarsely grate the cheese and add it to them too. Stir. If you want to make the filling juicier, you can add a spoonful of mayonnaise or sour cream.

5. Roll out the dough into layers and cut into squares.

6. Lay out the filling, fold each square in half. You can make triangular pies by folding opposite corners together.

7. Coat the puff pastries laid out on a baking sheet with egg on top.

8. Place in a preheated oven and cook until done.

Puff pastry pies with cheese and cottage cheese

An amazing cheese filling option for puff pastries. Products can be sculpted in absolutely any shape, but they must be closed. The dough will take about half a kilogram.

Ingredients

0.2 kg cheese;

0.2 kg cottage cheese;

3-4 sprigs of dill;

Salt, pepper;

500 g dough.

Preparation

1. Grind the cottage cheese. It is better to take a product with a fat content of at least 9%.

2. Add a raw egg and sour cream to the cottage cheese, do not add salt right away, especially if the cheese is salted. Stir cottage cheese with additives.

3. Now you can chop the dill and add it to the cottage cheese.

4. At the end, grate the cheese and transfer it to the minced curd. Stir together and try.

5. We take out the dough, which should be thawed by this time. Roll out, cut into desired pieces, and make pies of the desired shape.

6. Transfer to a greased sheet and bake for 12 minutes. Set the temperature to 200 degrees.

Puff pastries with cheese and spinach

Spinach makes this filling in puff pastry pies with cheese very juicy. In order for the minced meat to be tasty, it must be cooked correctly.

Ingredients

500 g dough;

2 bunches of spinach;

150 g cheese;

2 onions;

Vegetable oil, butter;

Seasonings.

Preparation

1. Cut the onion heads into small cubes. Fry in oil for three minutes.

2. The spinach needs to be sorted, cut and also added to the onion. Sauté for a couple of minutes, stir, turn off. Let this part of the filling cool for now.

3. Grate the cheese or cut it into cubes. You can use brine, processed or hard cheese in these pies.

4. Mix cheese with spinach, add seasonings: allspice, black pepper, garlic, you can add dill. Salt.

5. Roll out the dough. Using a sharp knife, cut into squares.

6. Place the filling between everyone.

7. Glue the edges together and bake in the oven until done. Finished spinach pies can be greased with butter on top.

Puff pastry pies with cheese and tomato

A variant of very juicy pies, for which you need to take a hard tomato. You can use a slightly unripe fruit.

Ingredients

1 pack of dough;

200 g cheese;

1-2 tomatoes;

2-3 cloves of garlic;

1 bunch of dill.

Preparation

1. We start with garlic. We clean the teeth and chop them. Add chopped dill to it. You can make these puff pastries with parsley. Stir.

2. We cut the cheese into regular slices, do not make thick pieces.

3. Strip the tomatoes into thin circles. If the vegetable is dense, this will be easy to do.

4. Cut the puff pastry into squares. Its thickness should not exceed three millimeters. If necessary, we roll it up.

5. Scatter the pieces of cheese.

6. Place tomato mugs on them. If the tomatoes are small, you can put two pieces each. If the tomatoes are large, then cut the circle in half.

7. Sprinkle the tomato with a fragrant mixture of garlic and dill.

8. Pinch the edges of the pies and let them bake.

Puff pastries with cheese and chicken

In general, you can make these pies with raw chicken. But it’s better to pre-fry the fillet to reduce baking time and avoid drying out the dough.

Ingredients

300 g chicken fillet;

180 g cheese;

1 onion;

Ground pepper, salt;

Any puff pastry (0.7 kg).

Preparation

1. Pour oil into a frying pan, three spoons is enough. Put it on fire.

2. While it is heating up, peel the onion and dice it. Place in a frying pan and fry for two minutes.

3. During this time, cut the chicken into cubes and fry for another ten minutes.

4. Season the filling with salt and pepper, turn off.

5. The cheese needs to be grated or cut into cubes.

6. Combine the cooled chicken with cheese and stir.

7. If desired, you can add herbs, fresh tomatoes, garlic, and bell pepper to this filling.

8. Take out the dough, roll it out and make pies. We look at sculpting methods at the very beginning of the article.

9. Grease with egg and set to bake. Since the chicken is fried, it is enough to keep the products in the oven for a quarter of an hour.

Puff pastry pies with cheese “Dvoinye”

A version of double cheese pies that have a simply amazing crust. You can use any cheese for the filling. The best toppings are suluguni and parmesan.

Ingredients

500 g dough;

250 g cheese for filling;

50 g cheese for topping;

1 bunch of dill;

1 spoon of sour cream;

Preparation

1. Rub the cheese for the filling with large shavings.

2. Add chopped dill to it, add a spoonful of sour cream and stir.

3. The cheese for sprinkling should be grated with fine shavings.

4. Add a teaspoon of milk to the egg and beat.

5. Roll out a layer of puff pastry. We cut into pieces. It is better to make such pies in squares or rectangles. Triangles are not so easy to sprinkle.

6. Brush the edges of the pieces with egg, spread the filling with dill, and form pies.

7. Transfer to a baking sheet.

8. Brush the top with egg and sprinkle with the second cheese, which has been finely grated.

9. Place the baking sheet in the oven. Bake until the top cheese is browned to a nice crust.

The cheese filling will not crumble and will fit into the pie easier if you add a spoonful of sour cream to it. You can also use cream, mayonnaise, or any ready-made sauce.

Not enough cheese for the pies? Dilute the filling with cottage cheese. Chicken eggs add weight well and have a relatively neutral taste. If the yolk is confusing, then you can only add boiled whites.

Puff pastries can not only be baked, but also fried in a frying pan in hot oil.

Don't have time to make pies? Make one big pie. Place the filling between two pieces of dough, poke holes on top and place in the oven.

Do you think that baking pies is always a labor-intensive and impossible task for a novice housewife? Not at all like that! I hasten to please the young guests of our culinary project. Today we are preparing a quick unsweetened pie from store-bought puff pastry.

Baking pies from ready-made sheets of puff pastry or puff pastry is a pleasure. For the filling we will use ham and cheese. These perfectly combined ingredients fit perfectly into the middle of the puff pastry. Layered pie with ham and cheese is not only suitable for a snack, it can be enjoyed with afternoon tea and even dinner.

To prepare, take a layer of puff pastry or puff pastry, any ham to your liking, sour cream cheese, sesame seeds, and a chicken egg. Flour may be used to roll out the dough.

Puff pastry is sold frozen. For the pie, it must first be defrosted under natural conditions. Divide the layer into four squares. For convenience, take a round knife for cutting pizza.

Roll out the squares into wide ribbons. If the dough is sticky, use flour. Grate cheese into the middle of each ribbon.

Cut the ham into strips or cubes. Add to cheese.

Connect the edges of the ribbons using tucks.

Four ribbons will make four pie pieces. They need to be laid out like a snail in a baking dish. Sprinkle the bottom of the pan with flour or grease with butter.

Brush the surface of the pie with beaten chicken yolk. The yolk is first mixed with a teaspoon of drinking water.

Scatter sesame seeds over the yolk.

Place the layer pie with ham and cheese in an oven preheated to 180-220°C for 15-20 minutes. The pie is ready!

Delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Be sure to bake it! It's so delicious - you can't get enough of just one piece. Let's check it out, friends!