47 duff recipes

Highland sausage roll wraps minced venison and pork belly with port-soaked seasonings and tea-plumped prunes inside golden puff pastry. A rustic Scottish showstopper.

Australian sausage rolls with seasoned sausage meat, herbs and onion wrapped in flaky puff pastry. Classic party food and lunchbox favorite Down Under.

Classic Aussie meat pie with ground beef, onion and gravy in a shortcrust pastry base topped with puff pastry. Traditional Australian hand-held hot pie.

Elegant French pastry with puff pastry, vanilla pastry cream, and glazed apricot halves resembling sunny-side eggs. A playful Michel Richard classic.

Flaky puff pastry twists filled with honey-sweetened pistachios, cinnamon, and a pinch of cloves. Buttery, nutty, and golden-baked, these make 2 dozen elegant pastries in just 45 minutes.

These small but scrumptious pastries are made with salmon and diced cucumbers.

Traditional Yorkshire bilberry pie from Haworth with wild bilberries mixed into baked apple pulp, wrapped in pastry and baked until golden. Served with cream.

Rhubarb tart with orange glaze layers tart-sweet rhubarb over buttery puff pastry, then gets brushed with a reduced citrus syrup. Two rectangles, one sheet pan, one of the easiest stone-fruit-season desserts going.

Flaky puff pastry pinwheels filled with sauteed mushrooms, Parmesan, and chervil. A make-ahead appetizer you can prep days in advance and bake fresh for any gathering.

Crispy puff pastry sticks glazed with orange sugar and drizzled with melted chocolate. Makes 60 elegant little matchsticks with just 6 ingredients.

Flaky Parmesan garlic straws made from puff pastry brushed with garlic milk, layered with paprika and cayenne. A crispy cocktail appetizer baked in 10 minutes.

Grilled green onion tarts on puff pastry with swirled new potatoes, melted provolone, and crispy bacon. Individual savory tarts that combine grilling and baking for smoky, cheesy bites.

Turkey mole empanadas wrapped in flaky puff pastry with cilantro and scallions. Baked golden in 10 minutes for an easy Mexican-inspired appetizer with rich, spiced filling.

Turkish firinda pilav layers tomato-rice cooked in beef broth with peas and carrots inside a puff pastry lattice. Savory rice pie with golden flaky crust.

Kipper pate slices layer creamy smoked fish on golden puff pastry, finished with a cool cucumber-mint dressing. A British appetizer that handles a dinner party with quiet confidence.