with Mascarpone & Berries
Enjoy a sweet, easy and patriotic treat on Memorial Day or 4th of July!
Nut Free Vegetarian
1 pkg. Puff Pastry
Egg wash (1 egg and 2 Tbsp. water, beaten)
1/4 cup and 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar (separated)
1 carton fresh strawberries (and/or blueberries)
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
4 oz. Mascarpone
1 1/2 Tbsp. honey
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 Tbsp. whole milk
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
STEPS
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Preheat oven to 400°F.
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Unroll refrigerated Puff Pastry on enclosed parchment paper and place on a baking sheet. Using a small 1 or 1 1/2 inch circle cutter, cut as many circles as possible out of dough. Line a cookie sheet with included parchment paper and arrange circles on parchment.
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Brush circles with egg wash. Mix one Tbsp. sugar with 1/8 tsp. cinnamon and dust the top of pastry circles. Bake in oven for 15 minutes until golden brown. Remove to a cooling rack.
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Meanwhile, wash berries, cut off tops, and cut into small, even pieces.
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In a separate medium bowl, combine Mascarpone and honey with remaining cinnamon. Mix together and adjust honey and/or cinnamon to taste.
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To make sugar icing: In another bowl, combine confectioners’ sugar with milk and vanilla. Mix sugar icing well and set aside.
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Once pastry bites are cool, carefully separate the tops and bottoms, and using a plastic bag with a hole cut in the bottom, fill the bottoms with a dollop of Mascarpone. Fill with strawberries and then place tops back on. Drizzle with icing.
Review Puff Pastry Bites.