Flaky pastry how to get it right

Using a sheet of puff pastry and a handful of everyday ingredients, these savoury and sweet recipes are delicious and so simple to create

Enjoy crisp and buttery layers of flavour in these easy recipes

From sticky fruit galettes to cheesy tarts, in her new book, Scottish food stylist and recipe developer Caitlin Macdonald celebrates just how versatile the humble sheet of ready-rolled puff pastry can be

A LAYER OF JAM ON THE BASE DELIVERS FRUIT AND SWEETNESS GLACÉ CHERRIES AND PLAIN WHITE ICING SWIRLS ADD OODLES OF SWEET NOSTALGIA NUTTY FRANGIPANE HAS A GLORIOUSLY TOOTHSOME FUDGINESS TOASTED OATS GIV

■ PREPARATION TIME 15 minutes ■ COOKING TIME 40 minutes ■ SERVES 4 YOU WILL NEED ✔ 300g (10½oz) Cornish new potatoes, scrubbed and large potatoes halved ✔ salt and pepper ✔ 100g (3½oz) feta, crumbled

Bring all the beloved flavours of the classic tart together into a showstopping cake. Almond-rich sponges are sandwiched with black cherry conserve and finished with silky buttercream – just the thing