I walked into my brother Eric’s house the other day to pick up my kids. He saw me and said, “Hey how’s it going! Where were you again?” “A puff pastry party.”
I said this with an almost straight face, but couldn’t hold it for long before we both started laughing. A puff pastry party?? I will take this opportunity to quote Kanye: “Come on now! How could you be me and want to be anyone else?” (I mean, have YOU ever been to a puff pastry party?) Or how bout this one, “My greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.” Only mine would be, “My greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself scarfing puff pastry.” It’s a trial.
But really, the party was so fun, all because Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry is awesome. I was invited to eat puff pastry (really I just want to see how many times I can say puff pastry in this post.) and hang out with a bunch of awesome bloggers while we chatted about what recipes we were planning on creating. I almost just made these mini cherry pies:
(That’s a Puff Pastry Cup with cherry filling and streusel on the right–yeah I had 4. I am really loving this pastry cup idea.) But instead of pie, I decided to go the bacon-route:
There are no wrong turns (or twists?? ok sorry) on the bacon-route. Especially when you wrap it with dough that masquerades as pie crust but then PUFFS to 8x it’s original size. Hence the name.
It was really fun hearing everyone else’s recipe ideas. Being around mega-creative people is awesome!
(Yes, this really is the only shirt I own.) Me, Amy (Very Culinary), Ashley (Domestic Fashionista), and Dorothy (Crazy for Crust).
(The 2 photos above are from Green Vintage Photography.) Here, we are, doing what bloggers do best: selfie-ing. (I actually suck at selfies. Dorothy is the master. And also the master of adorable eye crinkles apparently.) I had never really thought of using puff pastry in a BBQ setting, but it totally works. Puff pastry is one of those things that is good warm or room temperature, so it’s the perfect thing to set out at a party and just forget about it. Even these Puffy Bacon Twists. They are good warm but I like them just as well at room temp. Bring on the flaky. It would be fun to serve these vertically, sticking out of a jar or glass. Don’t forget the BBQ-Ranch! I fell in love with this combo on these BBQ Pork Tenderloin Wraps. I know it sounds weird but DO IT. Don’t forget the dash of hot sauce. You will love it, trust me. Do you guys give up? Or are you thirsty for more? Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Twitter
More bacon!! Bacon-Wrapped Potatoes:
Bacon Ricotta Crostini:
And more puff pastry: try these 2 Ingredient Nutella Puffs! This post was sponsored by Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry. All opinions are my own! Duh!
