Savoury pastry

Cheese biscuits

Straight to the recipe The first recipes for 2019 both concern hot, mulled wine. To accompany these wines, I have…

5 years ago

Puff pastry

On Coquinaria are several historical recipes for puff pastry. On this page is a modern version. While I was searching…

6 years ago

Chawettys – Pies for a king

Straight to the recipe Pork pies with Stilton cheese Not so many decades ago, English cuisine stood for bland taste:…

7 years ago

Cheese pie with pears

Straight to the recipe The recipe for this pie with Brie cheese, pear and egg dates from the middle of…

7 years ago

Pasties with sweetbread

Straight to the recipe What Johann Sebastian Bach might have eaten in Leipzig The connection between the pasties and the…

12 years ago

Elegant mushroom pies

Straight to the recipe A fourteenth-century dish from France When I give a talk on medieval cuisine I always serve…

14 years ago

Tourte de fonges

Straight to the recipe Mushroom pie from Lancelot de Casteau This mushroom pie from 1604 is much more modern than…

14 years ago

Spinach Pie

This the third recipe for Good Friday. The other recipes are Pomegranate Salad and Jacobin Sops. If one grows spinach…

14 years ago

A medieval game pie with a curious name

Straight to the recipe Also known as 'Turk's head' The name sounds very exciting, but it just means that the…

17 years ago

Dough for savoury pastry

The recipes on this page are meant for 500 gram flour or meal, which will make between 750 and 1000…

19 years ago