Description
Homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese Breakfast Pastries bring delightful morning magic to your kitchen. Sweet strawberry filling and creamy cheese nestle between flaky pastry layers, promising pure breakfast bliss for delighted palates.
Ingredients
Scale
Pastry Base:
- 1 sheet (250 grams / 8.8 ounces) puff pastry, thawed
Filling Ingredients:
- 4 ounces (115 grams) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (75 grams) fresh strawberries, diced
- ½ cup (120 grams) strawberry jam or preserves
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Finishing Ingredients:
- 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar (for garnish)
Instructions
- Prepare your culinary workspace by heating the oven to a precise 400F (200C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper for optimal pastry performance.
- Transform the puff pastry into delicate canvases by rolling it out on a lightly floured surface, carefully cutting six symmetrical rectangles or squares, and creating an elegant inner border using a gentle knife scoring technique.
- Craft a velvety cream cheese mixture by whipping together cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until the texture becomes luxuriously smooth and uniform.
- Artfully construct your pastry masterpieces by spreading the cream cheese blend within the delicate pastry borders, then layer a dollop of strawberry jam, allowing it to mingle gently with the cream cheese foundation.
- Embellish the jam layer with a scattered array of freshly diced strawberries, creating a vibrant and textural landscape across each pastry.
- Enhance the pastry edges with a glossy egg wash, which will transform the borders into a golden, inviting landscape during baking.
- Slide the prepared pastries into the preheated oven, allowing them to bake for 15-18 minutes until they achieve a magnificent golden-brown hue and rise to puffy perfection.
- After removing from the oven, permit the pastries a brief moment to cool and settle, then gracefully dust with a delicate veil of powdered sugar before presenting these delectable breakfast treasures.
Notes
- Customize pastry thickness by rolling puff pastry slightly thinner for a more delicate texture that still maintains its flaky structure.
- Experiment with alternative fruit preserves like raspberry or blueberry jam to create diverse flavor variations.
- Use low-fat cream cheese for a lighter version without compromising the creamy, rich taste of the filling.
- Enhance pastry presentation by adding fresh mint leaves or edible flowers as a decorative and aromatic garnish that complements the strawberry flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg