Just desserts.

Do you remember how there was a shortage of flour at the beginning of the pandemic? Producers couldn’t keep up with the demand as everyone began baking, with little else to do! At that point I also noticed that ready-made pastry was taken out of circulation, only some types reappearing sporadically over the last six months or so. Fine for those needing short crust or puff, but what about dessert pastry? I’ve used it for many years, especially when little people were going to make tiny lemon curd tarts in 24-hole mini muffin tins. Sure I can make my own but the pink wrapped block was so handy. Imagine my delight then when I spotted a packet last week. It was ready-rolled, but I decided to give it a try. It wasn’t great. There was barely enough to make a dozen mince pies even after I’d rerolled the scraps. It had very little flavour and predictably shrank in the oven. Will I be buying it again? No.