Description
Delightful strawberry cream cheese breakfast pastries combine sweet French-inspired flavors with homemade elegance. Flaky pastry and creamy filling make these treats perfect for morning indulgence and special occasions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sheet (250 g / 8.8 oz) puff pastry, thawed
- 4 oz (115 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (75 g) fresh strawberries, diced
- ½ cup (120 g) strawberry jam or preserves
- 3 tbsps granulated sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar (for garnish)
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Preheat the oven to 400F (200C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to ensure even baking and easy pastry removal.
- Pastry Foundation: Roll out puff pastry on a floured surface, cutting six precise rectangles and creating an inner border by gently scoring with a knife to define the pastry’s edges.
- Cream Cheese Fusion: Blend cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until achieving a silky, uniform mixture that will serve as the pastry’s creamy base.
- Layering Technique: Spread the cream cheese mixture within the pastry borders, then add a generous layer of strawberry jam, allowing the two elements to harmonize and create a rich flavor profile.
- Fruit Embellishment: Distribute freshly diced strawberries across the jam layer, creating a vibrant and textural landscape that adds both visual appeal and burst of freshness.
- Pre-Bake Finishing: Brush pastry edges with egg wash to promote a golden, glossy exterior that will transform during the baking process.
- Baking Transformation: Bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes until pastries rise to a puffy golden-brown perfection, signaling their complete culinary metamorphosis.
- Final Touch: Allow pastries to cool briefly, then dust with a delicate sprinkle of powdered sugar, presenting these breakfast delicacies in their most elegant form.
Notes
- Pastry Temperature Control: Ensure puff pastry is cold but pliable when handling to maintain its delicate, flaky structure and prevent excessive spreading during baking.
- Cream Cheese Consistency: Soften cream cheese at room temperature for 30 minutes before mixing to achieve a smooth, lump-free texture that blends effortlessly.
- Strawberry Distribution: Dice strawberries into uniform small pieces to ensure even cooking and prevent excess moisture from making the pastry soggy.
- Egg Wash Technique: Apply egg wash sparingly and precisely along the pastry edges using a clean pastry brush, avoiding drips that could prevent proper rising and golden browning.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg