Bärlauch Spiralen
Perfect for apéros and beyond.
Hi, I'm Andie.
I live near the Swiss Alps, in Bern, and I love not only melting cheese, but all kinds of Swiss cooking.
All tagged puff pastry
Delicious wild garlic puff pastry flowers, perfect for a spring apéro.
Available at every Swiss gas station and bakery throughout the country, these sausage rolls are a favourite quick lunch for manual labourers and students (and everyone else).
These plump croissants are a Swiss bakery staple, stuffed with a sweet nut filling.
Another Swiss family favourite, these puff pastry swaddled sausages are simple, nostalgic, and delicious.
No rice, no semolina, no leftover bread—just a whole lot of cream.
Stuff a puff pastry flower with seasonal favourite Bärlauch (wild garlic), and you’ve got a perfect addition to Easter brunch.
I have long avoided making deep-fried Zigerkrapfen, but this year I found myself with a slab of Ziger in one hand and my little Bernese cookbook of 1749 in the other.
A puff pastry alternative was born.
Perfect for apéro (or anytime), these ham croissants are flaky on the outside and savoury on the inside.
My husband requests Cholera (the classic Walliser potato and cheese filled pie) on a bi-weekly basis, but during the summer months I am disenchanted by the idea of wrapping potatoes in pastry.
Wrapping bacon, cheese, and peaches I'm OK with.
What better way to celebrate St Fridolin, patron saint of Glaurs, than with the flaky, double stuffed puff pastry Glarner Pastete? Half filled with plums and half with almond paste, it's beloved in the canton and made in numerous bakeries throughout the region.
These love letters from canton Solothurn are a perfect treat for your Gal- or Valentine.
What could be better than this flaky and creamy, crisp and soft dessert that is nearly impossible to eat neatly?
My grandmother, Rosa von Gunten, had four children and some great quick dinners up her sleeve. This garlicky tomato and bacon tart was one of them, and a favourite of her kids.
My grandmother was an expert mushroom hunter. She would take morning hikes through the forest, collect them in an old wicker basket, and then make Pastetli with mushroom filling for lunch. The secret of which mushrooms to pick was then passed on to my aunt and cousin.
Because mushrooms can definitely kill you.
Josy, my mother-in-law, makes the very best pork tenderloin. She studs it with prunes, then wraps it in bacon and puff pastry. It's divine.
In honour of Luzern’s carnival, this giant puff pastry dome is filled with creamy meats and raisins.
Ah, the Berner Rose. The name of both a delicate tomato and a tart, juicy apple. Both of which would probably be delicious in a Tarte Tatin.
So, maybe you have some puff pastry kicking about. Why not make these deliciously cheesy little puff pastry parcels?