Celebrate Love with these easy and delicious strawberry puff pastry treats!
I am a language teacher who LOVES incorporating simple and unique recipes into my lessons. I will be making these treats for my students in February to accompany our hands-on and engaging lessons and crafts.
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What Tools & Materials will you need?
- Parchment paper
- a rolling pin
- 2 heart-shaped cookie cutters (1 large & 1 small)
- 1 roll of store-bought puff pastry dough
- 1 egg and whisk
- 1 painting brush
- 1 jar of strawberry or raspberry jam or preserves
- a pastry bag (optional)
- powdered sugar (optional)
How to make the heart pastries?
Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F and line the baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll out the puff pastry dough on a lightly floured surface. I like to cover a cutting board with parchment paper first.
Cut-out an even number of heart shapes using your large heart cookie cutter.
Using a smaller cutter, cut the center out of half of the hearts, creating frames.
You can now either spoon about 1 teaspoon of strawberry or raspberry jam into the center of each large heart. I personally like to put the jam into a pastry bag and squeeze a small amount onto the center of each heart.
Now place your large hearts onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. Lightly brush the edges with water and top each with one heart frame. Press the frame on and shape it into a beautiful heart. (You may need fill the center with a tiny bit more jam or move it around with a spoon.)
Next, brush ONLY the pastry (not the jam) with the beaten egg wash.
Bake for 15-18 minutes on 400 degrees F or until puffed and golden.
Next, you will want to allow them to cool slightly and if you want to, you can sprinkle some powdered sugar over them using a sifter.
Enjoy for a perfect Valentine's day dessert, breakfast or treat! If you loved this recipe, consider following my IG @multilingualatheart for more creative, hands-on fun.
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