Making puff pastry from scratch can be a tedious and time-consuming process—even some professional chefs opt for store-bought ...

Dufour Pastry Kitchens, based in New York, is adored by home cooks for its frozen puff pastry sheets — it has won awards — with an incredibly buttery flavor and all-natural ingredients.

Heat the oven to 400°F. Unfold 1 pastry sheet on lightly floured surface. Cut 4 stars of each size, using 3 star cookie cutters in graduated sizes. Repeat with the remaining pastry sheet.

Preheat the oven to 200°/ fan 180°C/gas 5. Cut 12 even squares from the puff pastry sheet. You can use a rolling pin if you need to roll them a little bigger. Place the pastry squares into a bun ...