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Frozen products

Here is a list of suggestions for ready-made pasty (dough) products and some translations.
Frozen dough
Puff Pastryder Blätterteig.
Used to make pies, Beef Wellington, pastries, croissants, cheese straws, sausage rolls, strudel
Filo PastryIt is not the same as Puff pastry/ Blätterteig, although it could be used as a substitute in some recipies.
To my knowledge it is Plunderteig and I have so far not seen it in shops.
It might be closer to Strudel dough
Shortcrustder Mürbeteig.
Used as a pie, quiche or tart base
Vetkoek ready made doughYou can use “Sonntags-brötchen“ that you buy in a tin, and use it exactly as you would the ready made dough, by frying it in oil

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