26 pastry crust recipes

These bite-sized treats are an irresitablet combination of sweet and savory, featuring a rich and aromatic mincemeat filling encased in a buttery, flaky crust. With their charming size and delightful taste, these tarts are sure to be a hit at your next gathering or as a festive dessert for your family.

Danish pastry envelopes filled with cheese or prune, brushed with egg wash and apricot glaze. A classic European bakery pastry with a flaky, golden crust.

A quick and easy fat free pie crust that uses Phyllo (Filo) pastry in place of a fat-laden crust.

Easy crustless tomato cheese quiche with bacon, sharp cheddar, and basil. Bisquick forms its own crust as it bakes, so no pastry rolling required.

Beverly's spinach quiche is the classic "impossible" style: Bisquick forms its own crust as it bakes. Frozen spinach, onion, peppers, and cheese on the bottom, an egg-and-Bisquick batter on top. No pastry, no fuss.

Southern crustless quiche with grits, chopped ham, cheddar cheese, eggs, dry mustard, and a dash of hot sauce. Thick cooked grits replace the pastry crust.

Meat and sweet potato pie with a seasoned ground beef crust filled with mashed sweet potatoes, brown sugar, cinnamon, and eggs. A savory-sweet dinner pie with no pastry needed.

Layered pumpkin walnut pie hides a buttery brown-sugar walnut praline beneath a creamy, cream-cheese-rich pumpkin custard in a shortbread crust, crowned with baked pastry leaves. A Thanksgiving showpiece.

Impossibly easy chicken pot pie: chicken, mixed veg, and creamy soup topped with a Bisquick batter that bakes into its own golden crust. No pastry to roll, just five ingredients and one pie plate.

A loaded SPAM quiche with four cheeses (Monterey Jack, cheddar, mozzarella, ricotta), sautéed mushrooms, bell peppers, and artichoke in a crushed cracker crust. This crustless-pastry quiche is brunch royalty.

Italian sausage and ricotta filling with spinach, pine nuts, and garlic for yeast pastry pockets. Savory hand pies baked golden with an egg wash crust.

Classic beef meat pie with sirloin tip browned and simmered in red wine and stock with turnip, carrots, peas, and sage in a double-crust pastry. British pub comfort, homemade.

Tuna and bacon quiche skips the pastry crust and bakes flaked tuna, smoky bacon, and onions in a rosemary-scented egg custard. Crustless, low-carb, ready in 50 minutes. Brunch or a light dinner with one shallow dish.

Impossible Vegetable Pie uses Bisquick to create a self-forming crust loaded with broccoli, cheddar, onion, and green pepper. No pastry skills needed, ready in 1 hour.

Buttery cream cheese pastry cups cradle gooey brown sugar pecan filling in these bite-sized Southern tarts, baked with a two-stage method for extra flaky crusts.

Welsh lamb loin wrapped in pastry with a laverbread and mushroom stuffing. A traditional Welsh showpiece roast bringing seaweed, herbs, and tender lamb into one golden crust.