Cream Cheese Pastry

[Cornish Cream]

Hello!
Is cream cheees like Philadelphia?

Yes it is Isi.

[fundj&e]

I am making a blue cheese and broccoli, onion quiche in the oven now
I have never made pastry before. It is very easy with this recipe
Thanks
Ciao

Forgot to say I have hade this pastry in the fridge for 12 days before baking

Ciao

[meganjane]

Wow! That's great pastry then!

[opi2kenopi]

I made this lovey pastry tonight to use with Maddy's Artichoke & Parmesan Tart.  I used homemade yoghurt cheese instead of cream cheese and was really pleased with the results.

I only needed to use 90g as the yoghurt cheese was of a spreadable consistency (see photo).  This meant that the quantity of pastry made was less and was only just enough for my tart tin (and rolled thinner than I normally would).  Next time I think I will use the following quantities:

135g plain flour
60g butter
105g yoghurt cheese

The baked pastry was lovely, short and flaky, just like sour cream or normal cream cheese pastry.  It does shrink a lot, but that is the same as the other pastries as well.  Just need to leave some overhang before baking (if required).

[fundj&e]

The pastry is resting now, I am using GF flour .I bit late to ask this question, anyone try doing it with GF flour

Ciao

[fundj&e]

The pastry is resting now, I am using GF flour .I bit late to ask this question, anyone try doing it with GF flour

Ciao

All good, could not roll it just pat it down and up the side, I used white wings GF plain flour

Maybe with some practice I will be able to roll it 

[DizzyGirl]

Is this pastry OK for meat pies? Want an Aussie dinner tonight and thought I would make meat pies but no pastry. Never made pastry before and I am abit scared so need something easy.

[maddy]

I couldn't see why not DG.....it's pretty neutral tasting, and it really is lovely to work with too.

[DizzyGirl]

Thanks maddy, will give it a go and write a review.

[cookie1]

It's lovely for meat pies DG.

[DizzyGirl]

Sorry to be a nuisance but just realised I have no plain flour. Can you use spelt flour?

Thanks
DG 

[cookie1]

I guess you could. Would you need to add extra water for the spelt? Why not give it a try.

[DizzyGirl]

Giving it a try now. Will let you know how it goes tho never made pastry before so nothing to compare it to. Fingers crossed 

[CarolineW]

I always replace wheat flour with spelt as I can't eat wheat.  In general baking white spelt flour behaves the same as normal flour, but it needs a bit less water when making bread (about 20-40 g less).

If using brown spelt it would need slightly more liquid than you'd usually use, and if making bread use the usual quantity of liquid.

A word of warning - brown spelt flour tastes very savoury, so isn't usually to my taste in cakes, etc.

[DizzyGirl]

The spelt flour worked well. This is definately a lovely pastry. I am now a confident pastry maker  

DH and DS loved it on his meat pie. Cause DS can't have gravy mix, I added some garlic, small amount of water and beef stock to the diced steak and cooked over low heat. Once cooked I stirred some pure cream through. Made a lovely sauce. Put into a casserole dish and topped with pastry. YUM YUM YUM