Cream Cheese Filling
INGREDIENTS1 8-oz block cream cheese
¼ cup granulated sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
PREPARATIONIn a medium bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
Strawberry Pastry DiamondMakes 9 pastries
INGREDIENTS1 sheet thawed puff pastry
5 strawberries, halved with stems removed
9 Tbsp. cream cheese filling, recipe above
powdered sugar
PREPARATIONPreheat oven to 400°F.
Cut the puff pastry into 9 equal squares.
Taking one of the squares, fold one of the edges to the opposite edge.
Leaving a ½-centimeter border, cut about ¾ of the way from the bottom of the triangle to the tip on both sides, making sure the cuts do not touch.
Unfold the square.
Taking the top flap, fold it toward the 2 cuts near the bottom.
Take the bottom flap and fold it toward the top edge.
Place about a tablespoon of the cream cheese filling in the middle, then place a strawberry half on top.
Repeat with the remaining pastry squares.
Bake for 15–20 minutes until pastry is golden brown and puffed.
Serve with a sprinkle of powdered sugar!
Raspberry Pastry FlowerMakes 4 pastries
INGREDIENTS1 sheet thawed puff pastry
20 raspberries
4 Tbsp. cream cheese filling, recipe above
Powdered sugar
PREPARATIONPreheat oven to 400°F.
Cut the puff pastry into 4 equal squares.
Leaving a ½-centimeter border, make 8 total cuts along the edges of the square, with each cut going about ⅓ of the way through the length of the edge. Make sure the cuts do not touch.
Place a tablespoon of the cream cheese filling in the middle of the square, then top with 4 raspberries.
Take one of the edge flaps and fold it toward the center, looping over the raspberry. Repeat with the other flaps. Place a raspberry in the center, on top of where all the flaps overlap.
Repeat with the remaining pastry squares.
Bake for 15–20 minutes until pastry is golden brown and puffed.
Serve with a sprinkle of powdered sugar!
Blueberry Pastry PinwheelMakes 9 pastries
INGREDIENTS1 sheet thawed puff pastry
36 blueberries
9 Tbsp. cream cheese filling, recipe above
Powdered sugar
PREPARATIONPreheat oven to 400°F.
Cut the puff pastry into 9 equal squares.
Make 4 cuts on each square, with each cut starting from the outside corners of the square and stopping just short of the center.
Take one of the flaps and fold it toward the center. Fold every other flap toward the center until you have created a pinwheel shape.
Place about a tablespoon of the cream cheese filling in the middle, then place 4 blueberries on top.
Repeat with the remaining pastry squares.
Bake for 15–20 minutes until pastry is golden brown and puffed.
Serve with a sprinkle of powdered sugar!
The Braid
Makes 2 pastries
INGREDIENTS
1 sheet thawed puff pastry
6 Tbsp. cream cheese filling, recipe above
5 Tbsp. chocolate chips
Powdered sugar
PREPARATION1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Cut pastry dough horizontally into two equal rectangles
3. Make 5 slits into each side of dough (making 6 strips on each side aprox. 1/2 inch thick.) Make sure to leave about 3 inches of center of dough intact.
4. Spread half of cream cheese on center of dough.
5. Sprinkles half of chocolate chips on center of dough.
6. Fold dough strips down to cover center mixture diagonally, alternating each side.
7. Bake for 15-20 minutes until pastry is golden brown and puffed.
8. Serve with a sprinkle of powdered sugar!
Puff Pastry Four Ways
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