4 buttery flaky pastry Recipes

buttery flaky pastry, russet potato (about 12 oz.), peeled and cut into 1/16-inch-thick slices, table salt, divided, green onions , cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1 cup), coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped fresh chives, coarsely chopped fresh dill, half-and-half, eggs, egg yolk, fresh thyme leaves, freshly ground pepper, shredded gruyere cheese, freshly shredded parmesan cheese

all-purpose flour, cake pastry flour (or use 3 cups all purpose), sugar, salt, butter, very cold, lard, very cold, egg yolk, ice water, vinegar

pie crust, recipe (unbaked , i use my butter pie crust kittencal s no-fail buttery flaky pie pastry/crust for this, but you can use any favorite pastry recipe), fresh minced garlic cloves (use no more than 3 medium cloves of garlic, as it will overpower the other ingredients), onions (peeled, cut in half and then sliced thinly, a processor works great for this!), bacon, olive oil or 2 tbsp butter, whole mushrooms, sliced (can use less ), dried rosemary (can use 1 tbsp chopped fresh ), salt and pepper, fontina cheese, shredded, swiss cheese, shredded (can use 2 cups swiss cheese)