Strawberry Filled Puff Pastry Donuts Food

STRAWBERRY PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Pre heat the oven as instructed on the pastry package. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.
• Roll out the pastry into a large square, until about 1/8" thick.
• Using the pastry wheel cut the pastry into 16 squares.
• Transfer the squares to the baking sheet.
• Place half a teaspoon of jam in the middle of each square.
• Using the pastry wheel or a sharp knife, cut from each corner to the center, on each square, until the pastry wheel meets the jam.
• Grab one of the cut corners and fold towards the center then fold the opposite corner to the center and so on, to create a pinwheel shape. Repeat for all squares.
• Brush each pinwheel with egg wash.
• Optional - sprinkle some crumb topping
• Bake in the oven as instructed on the pastry package or until the pastry is golden brown.

RASPBERRY AND PASTRY CREAM FILLED PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• To make pastry cream:
• Split a vanilla bean lengthwise, using a back of knife to scrape the seeds. In a medium saucepan, combine milk with the vanilla bean and seeds and lemon rind. Bring to a boil, then remove the lemon rind and vanilla bean.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks. Add the sugar and flour and whisk well. Before adding the egg yolk mixture to milk, temper it by whisking in some of the milk to the yolk mixture. Pour it all back into the milk saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook at a boil for 2 to 3 minutes then remove from stove top and cool.
• Cut the puff pastry into 3 by 3-inch squares. You should have 24 pastry squares in total. Bake according to package directions until golden brown and crisp. Remove from the oven and cool.
• Place 1 square of puff pastry on a plate. Top with a layer of pastry cream. Top with raspberries and a small dollop of pastry cream. Repeat to make 1 more layer, ending with a puff pastry square on top. There should be 3 layers of puff pastry and 2 layers of pastry cream and raspberries in each stack.
• Repeat with the remaining ingredients.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE (PUFF PASTRY)

Steps:

• Wash and slice strawberries into thin slices.
• Put in a bowl and pour sugar over them.
• Mix together until well coated.
• Let sit in the fridge for at least 3 hours. (The longer the better.).
• Let puff pastries thaw. (cover with plastic wrap, so they don't dry out).
• Preheat oven to 400.
• Unfold strips and cut into squares.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes.(Until golden brown).
• Let pastries cool. (about 10 minutes).
• Serve by placing one pastry in a bowl, spoon strawberries over it and top with whipping cream.
• Tastes out of this world!