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Apricot and Cream Cheese Pastry

Apricot and Cream Cheese Pastry

Name: Apricot and Cream Cheese Pastry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Frozen puff pastry 2 sheets butter; Cream Cheese 6 tbsp; Vanilla extract 1 tsp; Confectioners' sugar 4 tbsp; Apricot halves 8 canned; Eggs 1; Sugar 2 tbsp; Apricot jam 2 tbsp

Canned Apricots with Butter Puff Pastry

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40m
Serves 8
Easy
400 °F
(1)

Ingredients

	2 sheets butter Frozen puff pastry thawed
	6 tbsp Cream Cheese at room temperature
	1 tsp Vanilla extract
	4 tbsp Confectioners' sugar
	8 canned Apricot halves drained and dried on kitchen towel
	1 Eggs lightly beaten
	2 tbsp Sugar
	2 tbsp Apricot jam

Nutritional information

440

Calories

42g

Carbohydrates

Protein

28g

Fat

32mg

Cholesterol

198mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

2 sheets butter Frozen puff pastry
thawed
6 tbsp Cream Cheese
at room temperature
1 tsp Vanilla extract
4 tbsp Confectioners' sugar
8 canned Apricot halves
drained and dried on kitchen towel
1 Eggs
lightly beaten
2 tbsp Sugar
2 tbsp Apricot jam

Apricot and Cream Cheese Pastry

This Apricot and Cream Cheese Pastry may sound unusual but I really love the combination. Along with the smooth cream cheese, I use vanilla extract and confectioners’ sugar to soften the flavor and spread it on top of individually cut squares of butter puff pastry and finally I add apricot jam, and canned apricot halves to each portion.

Delicate, rustic and delicious!

To make Apricot and Cream Cheese Pastry, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Apricot and Cream Cheese Pastry

1	Preheat oven and prepare baking tray	1
Preheat the oven to 400 °F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2	Prepare filling	1
In a mixing bowl, whisk 6 tablespoons of cream cheese with 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 4 tablespoons of confectioners' sugar until combined.
3	Prepare pastry	10
Cut the thawed puff pastry into eight 4-inch squares then fold each square loosely in half, diagonally, so it is now a triangle. Next, use a very sharp knife and make two slices along the outside edge of the triangle, about ½-inch wide, without cutting right through the tip of the triangle. Open the triangle and gently lift the right side strip of pastry over to the left, placing it on the square of pastry. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the left side strip, folding over to the right side so that the pastry will be a frame around the filling.
4	Fill pastry	2
Divide the prepared cream cheese filling, equally, between the 8 prepared pastries to fill.
5	Add topping	3
Top each filled pastry with an apricot half and brush the edges with some beaten egg wash then sprinkle with sugar.
6	Bake	20
Bake the pastries in the preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes until golden brown in color.
7	Prepare jam	1
In a small saucepan over medium heat, sieve through and heat 2 tablespoons of apricot jam, thinned with a little bit of water as needed.
8	Brush apricots	2
Once baked, brush each apricot half with the prepared jam for a “shining and glowing” look.
9	Serve
Cool for a few minutes before serving and enjoy best when warm.

This Apricot and Cream Cheese Pastry recipe has simple instructions to a light and airy summer treat. Perfect for breakfast, brunch or tea time. You’ll love them. And if you do, let us know and share the love online using our hashtag #cookmerecipes!

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!