Cranberry Jam Filled Christmas Tree Puff Pastries
These cranberry jam filled Christmas tree puff pastries an easy festive dessert that anyone can make! Sure to impress at your next party.
Ingredients
- 1 pck (450g) frozen puff pastry, thawed (2 sheets)
- 1 1/8 cups spiced cranberry jam (or of whatever filling you're using)
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp milk
- 2 tbsp (18g) icing sugar (optional for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉ and line a baking pan. In a small bowl, combine the egg and milk, whisk together well. Set aside.
- Sprinkle a little flour over your counter and on your rolling pin. Roll the first sheet of pastry into a 12in x 12in square. (*See notes) With a Christmas tree cookie cutter, cut as many shapes as you can, hopefully in an even number. You can take the scraps and reroll a couple of times to get a couple more shapes. Just ensure you don't overwork the pastry or it will get tough.
- Lay the cut out trees on the pan and dollop about 1 tbsp of jam into the middle area. Spread it around leaving a 1 inch or 2cm border to prevent leakage. I mostly just fill the middle and the lowest branches. Do this to each tree. Only fill half the trees.
- Once you've filled half the trees, using a pastry brush or paint brush, paint a little egg wash around the border you've left. Then take another tree cutout and lay it on top, ensuring you line them up. Using your fingers, pinch the edges together all around. Make sure they're aren't any gaps or the filling can leak.
- Do this to each one and then paint a little more egg wash over the top of each pastry. Bake in the oven for about 17-19 minutes or until golden in colour. Continue this until you've used up all your pastry, including the second sheet of pastry. You may end up with a few scraps leftover at the end. (**See notes)
Notes
*If it’s warm in your kitchen, keep the second sheet of pastry in the fridge. If the pastry gets too warm, the butter can leak and you’ll lose the flaky layers. Take it out again once you’re ready to use it.
****If you don’t want to waste any pastry, roll out the scraps like before into a square or rectangle. Cut it in half with a pizza cutter, knife, etc. Fill with jam the same way you would the trees, with a border, and then egg wash the perimeter. Layer the other half on top and egg wash it. Then bake it.
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