Do any of you still "knock up" ( puff pastry!) And I don't mean make!

It probably says use within one month of freezing but I have used it after much longer than that.

Sounds delicious Phoenix. I enjoy making shortcrust pastry, I always buy puff pastry. I love a pie - in fact will make one tomorrow.
Fish for us this evening. I find some traditions hard to let go of. A pie will be a cheering thing as we spend another evening in lock down

I feel in the mood for a jam tart, like my Mum used to make.
Perhaps on Easter Sunday.

Callistemon, isn't jam tart, or specially those individual jam tarts, what we make with left over pastry?

Yes, it is.
I could make an egg custard tart, a blackcurrant tart and jam tarts with the leftovers, thank you for reminding me!

And watch the pounds pile on!!

We have more eggs than usual because I double ordered. We've had some delicious omelettes and I've baked fruit cake and banana bread. We are both putting weight on because its a bit like every day is Boxing Day. Lazy start, good long walk, and three proper meals a day plus cake.

I had to use up overripe bananas so we have cake and biscuits, waste not want not.

Have I enough eggs for a custard tart? I don't think DH likes mine that much, he prefers the ones from M&S.

We have a lot of milk, I ordered the usual amount then saw the organic was on offer so ordered that as well, not instead.
It's in the freezer.

Oh can you freeze milk? My milk and eggs excess is because I bought our usual during a (very scary) supermarket raid. Later, I managed to become a new customer with our local farm, they make their own butter and deliver it with their free range eggs and delicious milk, which comes in proper glass bottles. Egg Custard it is then.
I'm sewing as well
Who knew we could rediscover some positive domestic joys in these dark days

How can you make a pie without putting pastrty leaves in the middle

Ever since I was taught at school I have knocked up the edges of the pastry on a pie. I think it gives a professional looking finish. Also use the offcuts to make leaf decorations. There is only me to see and eat the pies but I enjoy baking and don't mind the extra effort.

Always! I do also make my own Rough puff pastry.
The James Martin sausage roll is insanely good!
I made it on Thursday.
You can always make it with shop bought puff pastry.

I would think about a month would be fine for pastry in the freezer.