Sweet pastry

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

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

Ingredients (Serves 8) 3 figs, halved 160 g flour 80 g butter 75 g caster sugar 2 eggs 125 g unsalted butter 90 g self raising flour 50 g ground almonds 1 Rub the butter into the flour until it resemb

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

Live the sweet life with these easy one-pan wonders – minimum effort with maximum results!