Strawberry and Cream Puff Pastries, a quick and easy dessert to make, perfect for finishing a meal on special occasions or for a family Sunday. The recipe is very simple and requires only a few ingredients. The first baskets of strawberries are appearing in supermarkets and I really wanted to use them to prepare a dessert. So, with a roll of puff pastry, some strawberries and cream, I made this stunning dessert. After all, Giorgia wanted a strawberry dessert too — why not make her happy with this recipe? Often the simplest things are the best and it takes little to make anyone happy, even with simple strawberries. Now, let’s go to the kitchen together, because the strawberry and cream puff pastries will be ready in a click!
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very inexpensive
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Cooking time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 9Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring
- Energy 245.83 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 18.14 (g) of which sugars 6.14 (g)
- Proteins 2.59 (g)
- Fat 18.27 (g) of which saturated 1.45 (g)of which unsaturated 7.95 (g)
- Fibers 0.71 (g)
- Sodium 66.08 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 66 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
- 1 roll puff pastry
- 1 cup strawberries
- 3/4 + 2 cup (2 tbsp) cold heavy cream for whipping
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- granulated sugar (to taste)
- powdered sugar (to taste)
- mint (to taste)
Tools
- Chopper
- Mixing bowl
- Baking pan
- Piping bag
- Parchment paper
Steps
First, unroll the puff pastry and cut it into 9 rectangles. Place them on a rectangular baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing them apart. You can also use the parchment paper included with the puff pastry package.
Make cuts with a knife on the two opposite sides, staying 1 cm (about 3/8 in) from the tips and edges. Next, braid the two cut parts by bringing each strip to the opposite side. Neaten the edges and corners and brush the surface with the beaten egg. Then sprinkle the surface with sugar and bake in a preheated oven at 356 °F (fan) for 25 minutes, or until the surface is golden-brown.
As soon as the puff pastry bases are baked, remove them from the oven and let them cool. In the meantime, using electric beaters, whip the cold cream from the refrigerator with the powdered sugar until you obtain a smooth, homogeneous cream. Meanwhile, wash the strawberries, remove the green tops and cut them into slices. Transfer the whipped cream into a piping bag and fill the puff pastries. Then add some of the previously cut strawberries on top.
Finally, add a few mint leaves and dust with powdered sugar.
Storage and tips for the strawberry puff pastries
You can prepare the puff pastry bases in advance, storing them in a cool, dry place for 1 or 2 days, covered with a glass dome. When ready to serve the dessert, fill and decorate with cream, strawberries, mint leaves and powdered sugar.
FAQ Questions and Answers for the strawberry puff pastries
What can I substitute for strawberries?
As an alternative to strawberries, you can use any other fresh seasonal fruit you prefer.
