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Strawberry Heart Pastries
Treasured Desserts
Prep time:
20 minutesBake time:
12 to 15 minutes“Frozen puff pastry, Grandma said, was a gift to the busy baker. It made it so easy to make bakery-style treats, like these Valentine-worthy pastries.”
Ingredients
Serves 8
- 1 box (17 ounces) frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed
- 2 cups sliced strawberries
- 2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar, plus more for dusting
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 whole strawberries
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 400F. Unfold 1 sheet of puff pastry on a lightly floured surface; score into 4 squares. Cut out a heart from each square with a 4-inch cookie cutter. Place the hearts on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with the remaining pastry sheet.
2
Pierce the pastry hearts generously with a fork. Bake until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer the hearts to wire racks and cool completely.
3
Combine the sliced strawberries and confectioners’ sugar in a medium bowl; stir until the sugar is dissolved. Beat the whipping cream and vanilla in a chilled large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high until stiff peaks form, 3 to 5 minutes. Fold in the strawberry mixture.
4
Carefully cut each pastry heart horizontally into 2 layers. Place the bottom layers on individual serving plates. Spoon about 3/4 cup whipped cream–strawberry mixture onto each heart. Top each with a top layer of pastry. Lightly dust with confectioners’ sugar and garnish with whole strawberries.
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Grandma's Secret Tip
Grandma's Secret Tip
If Grandma did not have the time to chill the bowl for whipping the cream, she simply set the bowl of cream in a larger bowl filled with ice water.
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