[Breaking News!] You'll be able to make "patisserie-quality sweets" one after another with store-bought frozen puff pastry! Popular pastry researcher Yoko Wakayama's miracle recipe book goes on sale April 24th!!

Popular pastry researcher Yoko Wakayama's new book, "Sweets and Snacks Made with Frozen Puff Pastry," will be released on April 24, 2026, by Shufu to Seikatsusha Co., Ltd. (Taito-ku, Tokyo). If you thought, "Puff pastry is just for making apple pie, right...?" you'd be greatly mistaken! This is a comprehensive recipe collection that will enable you to make one stunning, patisserie-quality sweet after another, such as strawberry mille-feuille, galette des rois, and tarte Tatin.

[About the Appeal of Frozen Puff Pastry]

① Effortless Making pie usually takes time and effort. But with frozen puff pastry, you just take it out of the bag, cut it into your desired shape, wrap your ingredients, and bake it in the oven!

② From Sweets to Snacks Another appeal of frozen puff pastry is its versatility with ingredients. Since puff pastry has very little sweetness, it can be widely used not only for sweets but also for snacks and savory pies!

③ Fun with Various Shapes Puff pastry sheets are often available in convenient sizes and thicknesses, around 18cm square, allowing for versatile arrangements such as cutting into squares, using round cutters, or rolling them up.

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