Praise the old man's attempt to make sausage rolls ingredient? (4,6)
I believe the answer is:
puff pastry
'make sausage rolls ingredient?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'praise the old man's attempt' is the wordplay.
'praise' becomes 'puff' (puffing is a kind of praising).
'the old man's' becomes 'pas' (pa can mean one's old man or father).
'attempt' becomes 'try' (synonyms).
'puff'+'pas'+'try'='PUFF PASTRY'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for puff pastry that I've seen before include "It's used for vol-au-vents" , "Lightweight food" .)