someone reassure me that long-defrosted puff pastry won't kill me ... please?

[mrsbaldwin]

I bought some frozen puff pastry on Saturday and put it in the fridge to defrost.

I haven't got round to using it until now (Tuesday evening).

But on the packet it says 'use within 24 hours after defrosting'

The ingredients are flour, water and oil. If I now make sausage rolls will I get food poisoning?

Someone tell me the date is just a marketing ploy ... please?

Have you done a sniff test? How does it smell? If those are the only ingredients I don't see an issue but be cautious if it smells off

If it smells fine and looks fine then it is fine.

Date is to keep the manufacturers safe.

Yeah, it's fine unless it really smells, just make sure it's properly cooked through.

Thanks everyone. My DH just came into the kitchen to find me with my nose in a sheet of pastry, sniffing. It smells OK so I am gonna go ahead. Look on the medical topic tomorrow - if I am there you know it went wrong

Mmm really want a homemade sausage roll now! Got any spare? Can't make my own as moving house tomorrow

I made a pie with puff pastry that was going slimy. We all lived.