Watch master pastry maker Ruth Danny and her team make from scratch an assortment of pastry shells – in flakey, sweet and short crust versions. Popular for canapés, the shells come in various shapes and sizes ready to be filled with sweet or savoury ingredients.

Here, Ruth treats us to a colourful array of bite-sized food art! She makes a traditional baklava with nuts, sugar and cinnamon and builds it on top of the shells. She also tops them with a buttery kaidafi pastry and bakes them, then drizzles the pastry with a honey-and-lemon sugar syrup. Other fillings include lemon curd with fresh berries, a mini apple tart with crème patissiere and baked, sliced apples dusted with a bit of cinnamon and icing sugar. One of her favourite savoury fillings is blue cheese with caramelised onions but the possibilities are endless!

The name of Ruth's business - Pasteles - refers to a home-style Sephardic pie made with shortcrust pastry, filled with chicken breast, tomato sauce and pine nuts. It was a family pastry recipe that was the base of Ruth’s business when she started out more than 20 years ago.

Originally a graphic designer, Ruth’s artistic background certainly adds flair and flavour to a very clever idea.