Puff Pastry Letters for Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is the holiday dedicated to lovers, and what better way to celebrate love than by sharing homemade sweets?
The celebration of love is approaching, and here is a quick treat, the “Puff Pastry Letters for Valentine’s Day,” a romantic recipe that can be prepared in just a few minutes, perfect for any occasion to dedicate to your loved one!
Love letters made of puff pastry filled with red fruit jam and lots of theme hearts to celebrate with something simple, cute, and delicious!
And here we are with a treat that can be made in two minutes, requires no kneading, hardly makes any mess, and is very cute. If you want to knead, you can also make them with a light shortcrust pastry dough with little butter.
I used red as the color of love with a strawberry jam, raspberries, cherries, or other flavors and colors of creams are also fine – the choice is yours!
And so, in a few simple steps, we have created a tasty and romantic snack for Valentine’s Day. You can follow the same procedure using shortcrust pastry, adjusting the cooking times, to make a super romantic savory appetizer or snack.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 8 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Electric Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Valentine's Day
- Energy 228.49 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 21.59 (g) of which sugars 6.37 (g)
- Proteins 3.32 (g)
- Fat 14.45 (g) of which saturated 2.49 (g)of which unsaturated 11.31 (g)
- Fibers 0.64 (g)
- Sodium 88.34 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 50 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
Puff Pastry Letters for Valentine’s Day
- 1 sheet puff pastry (rectangular)
- 8 teaspoons jam (strawberry, cherry, raspberry)
- 1 egg yolk (with a splash of milk)
- as needed powdered sugar
Tools
- Cutter
- Baking Tray
- Brush
Steps
Puff Pastry Letters
Roll out the puff pastry.
Cut it into 8 equal-sized rectangles.
Use a heart-shaped cutter to cut out a heart on the top side.
Fill the middle with a tablespoon of jam.
Brush the edges with beaten egg yolk and a splash of milk and fold to form the letter (form the letter)
Use a knife to make a small incision without cutting to form the letter closure.
Finally, use a fork to seal the edges well.
Place the letters on a baking sheet with parchment paper as you make them.
Brush the surface with beaten egg.
Bake the puff pastry letters in a preheated oven at 356°F fan-forced for about 20 minutes.
When they are well puffed and golden, take them out, and once cooled, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Enjoy your meal.
Advice
The letters can also be filled with something else according to your taste.
They keep for about 1 day if covered to maintain crispness.
They can also be made with shortcrust or puff pastry, also great in a savory version with cheeses.
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