I would like to make a quick dessert of some sort this afternoon with my last sheet of puff pastry.

Any ideas?

I learned this trick from Diana. Mine has never come out as perfect as hers so maybe she'll fill in the blanks.

Just pile up some fruit in the center--like sliced plums or peaches, roll the sides in a bit, a pie plate will support the sides well. Put some nice preserves on the top and bake it until it looks done.

Great with some whipped cream or ice cream,too.

jan

Spread it with softened Nutella (warmed for a couple of seconds in the microwave)

Crush hazelnuts fairly finely and sprinkle over the Nutella

Drizzle the whole thing with honey.

Roll it up, cut the roll into one-three inch lengths.(your preference)

Dip each end in honey and then powdered sugar to kind of seal the nutella inside.

Brush the top with honey and bake.

hints to Jan's suggestion:

Prebake the pastry sheet on a buttered baking dish, rolled up on the edges like she says, let it puff up but not get brown. It will lose its puffiness when it's out of the oven a couple of minutes.

Slice the fruit very thin. don't layer the fruit too much over each other, just a tiny bit.

When you put it back in the oven after the fruit and jam are on it, bake it for about ten minutes on a high oven ( I have convection fan in my oven which gets it hot fast) and then be careful to not let it get too brown, it comes out with the fruit still intact, and the jam melted in and the crust golden.

Ok! That's sounds great and I just happened to have three gorgeous peaches! Yes Diana, thanks for tip about pre-baking it first, makes sense and sounds lovely!!!

Hi, my tart or whatever you call it came out really lovely, my husband was in heaven! I found some blackberries at the veg stall up the road and threw those on top of the peaches and drizzled the whole thing with honey, folded the corners over the top and brushed them with egg wash and baked, yum! It also looked fantastic!

Thanks for the ideas!

Ok, lesfaye, I call it exactly the same thing, "my tart or whatever you call it"!!! I really do- I always say that!!! That's hysterical.

Diana's solution sounds delicious, but I made a simple dessert for company just last week. Take one sheet and cut it into four squares. Brush with an egg wash. Place a small pile of dark chocolate chips in the center. Pull the corners up to meet and twist them like beggar's purses. Brush with the egg wash again and bake.

A little vanilla bean ice cream on the side or a garnish of whipped cream finishes the dish nicely. I also garnished with a drizzle of chocolate sauce, crushed hazelnuts and a sprig of mint.

Pat

Man, I have a whole package of pastry sheets in the freezer, and I'm ready to try ALL of your suggestions!

I forgot to mention how I did the sauce, even more simple than the chocolate purses. I heated some heavy cream to a simmer, removed the pan from the flame and then stirred in some of the dark chocolate chips left over from the pastries. I added and stirred until I got the consistency I liked. Really, just use a drizzle because it gets to be chocolate overload, if that's possible.

Toasting the hazelnuts brought out their flavor more.

Pat

Certain threads I just shouldn't read first thing in the morning.

Chocolate purse's are great. I always serve them with vanilla ice cream as well!