ESSENTIAL RECIPES- DESSERTS
CINNAMON STRAWS
By Today ® Original Puff Pastry Makes: 10 – 12 straws
INGREDIENTS
• 400g Today ® Original Puff Pastry, thawed
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons Hinds Spices Cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons sugar
METHOD
• Preheat the oven to 200 ° C. Unroll the pastry and brush with beaten egg.
• Mix together the cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle generously over the pastry, keeping a little bit aside for dusting. Fold the pastry in half and cut into 1cm thick strips.
• Twist the pastry strips and place onto a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. Brush with a little more egg and sprinkle over the remaining cinnamon sugar.
• Bake for 20 minutes and then turn the temperature down to 160 ° C and bake for a further 10 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
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PUFF PASTRY FRUIT SQUARES
By Today ® Original Puff Pastry Makes: 16
INGREDIENTS
• 400g Today ® Original Puff Pastry, thawed
• 1 egg, beaten
• 100g Rhodes Quality Pineapple Pieces in Light Syrup
• 100g fresh cherries
• 100g fresh blueberries
• 100g fresh raspberries
• 45ml honey
• icing sugar, for dusting
• mint leaves, for garnish
METHOD
1. Preheat the oven to 200 ° C. Unroll the pastry and divide the dough into 16 equal squares. Using a knife, score the edge of each square and place onto two baking trays lined with baking paper.
2. Brush the pastry squares with egg and top the squares with fruit as desired. Drizzle over honey and bake in the preheat oven for 15 minutes. Turn the temperature down to 160 ° C and bake for a further 10 minutes.
3. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool. Dust with icing sugar once cooled and garnish with fresh mint.
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