Puff Me Up

March 18, 2021 9:29 PM

Our oven is broken and we have a lot of puff pastry taking up space in the freezer. Is there anything I can make with puff pastry on a stove?
posted by trotzdem_kunst to Food & Drink (8 answers total)

Best answer: Puff pastry donuts
posted by blacktshirtandjeans at 9:35 PM on March 18, 2021 [2 favorites]

Best answer: Got a grill? You can bake with them.

You can also use a dutch oven or similar covered pot on the stove, though you have to pay attention to keep the bottom from burning. You can do something like cook all the ingredients for a shepard's pie, fry one side of the puff pastry by itself, flip it, build the rest of the pie on top of the fried side, and then finish the whole thing.
posted by Candleman at 9:44 PM on March 18, 2021 [2 favorites]

Best answer: Shortcut spring onion pancakes
posted by kinddieserzeit at 10:56 PM on March 18, 2021 [3 favorites]

Best answer: I sometimes use a cast iron and make like a pot pie type thing (cream of mushroom, peas, green beans, carrots, onion, venison/hamburger/chicken/tofu) and the puff pastry on top of it as a top crust bake the whole thing in the oven.
posted by AnneShirley at 7:30 AM on March 19, 2021

Best answer: I'm a moron....no oven, this might be possible on the stove top but I would put the crust on the bottom or make it like dumplings.
posted by AnneShirley at 7:36 AM on March 19, 2021

Best answer: I like to make biryani and use dough to wrap the edges of the pot so no steam escapes.
posted by parmanparman at 10:15 AM on March 19, 2021

Best answer: I'll bet you could cook the puff pastry on a pre-heated burner, heavy pan, covered, then place it on a nice pan of chicken stew, turning it into a pot pie of sorts. The trick is to get enough heat to make it puff without burning it.
posted by theora55 at 5:07 PM on March 19, 2021 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: thanks all! plenty to chew on here over the weekend...
posted by trotzdem_kunst at 6:02 PM on March 19, 2021