Ratatouille tart with flaky cheddar & thyme pastry

Bake cheesy puff pastry topped with a smoky aubergine and tomato compote and roasted courgettes for this stunning tart. It’s ideal for lunch with friends

Roasted plum & pistachio custard pastries

Make the most of plums in late summer and bake them in a pastry case with a pistachio and custard filling. They’re well worth the effort

Pear, walnut & blue cheese tart

Let seasonal pears take centre stage in this marvellous walnut and blue cheese tart. It makes an ideal starter, lunch or alternative cheese course

Spiced beet & red spelt pie with horseradish pastry

Make vegetables the star of the show with our festive spiced beetroot, red cabbage and spelt pie. Encased in a horseradish pastry, it’s a lovely veggie main

Scandi goat’s cheese & sweet potato coulibiac

Impress guests with our festive goat’s cheese, sweet potato and cranberry pie. Delicious hot or cold, it works equally well at buffets or dinner parties

Millionaire’s chocolate brownie tart

Imagine a chocolate shortbread pastry case with fudgy brownie filling that hides pockets of oozy caramel… This is a chocolate lover’s dream dessert

Cheesy sausage & bean pies

Bake these pies for a lunch-time treat the whole family will love. Shop-bought pastry makes them quick and easy to prepare, and you can use canned beans from the back of the storecupboard

Creamy leek, pesto & squash pie

Take some time aside to batch-cook and fill your freezer with this moreish leek, cannellini beans and squash pie and you’ll thank yourself on busy weeknights

Lamb & spinach spanakopita

Make this stunning spanakopita – ‘spinach pie’. Traditionally made with filo pastry, feta and spinach, here we’ve added lamb, slow-cooked in stock

French onion tart with cheesy thyme pastry

Impress guests over for lunch with this French onion quiche with a gruyère and thyme pastry. Anchovies in the filling give an extra-special umami flavour

Giant pastel de nata

What could be more decadent than a super-sized pastel de nata? These iconic tarts from Lisbon are made with flaky pastry and a perfectly set custard filling

Next level sausage rolls

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

Go the extra mile with homemade sausage rolls and make your own flaky pastry. Shop-bought sausagemeat and herby stuffing mix saves the extra time