Description
A stunning and delicious dessert made with store-bought puff pastry, cream cheese filling, and strawberry jam, perfect for impressing guests with minimal effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (113.5g) Cream cheese (25% or more fat)
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 1 large Egg yolk
- 1 tbsp All purpose flour
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- ½ tsp Lemon zest
- 1 sheet (245g) Puff pastry, chilled (not frozen)
- ½ cup (170g) Strawberry jam
- 1 Beaten egg for egg wash
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, all-purpose flour, vanilla extract, and lemon zest until smooth and well combined.
- Unroll the chilled puff pastry sheet onto a lightly floured surface and roll it into a rectangle approximately 10×14 inches (25×35 cm).
- Spoon the cream cheese filling evenly down the center third of the pastry rectangle and spread the strawberry jam over the cream cheese layer.
- Make diagonal cuts from the outer edges towards the filling to create strips and fold the top and bottom edges over the filling to seal.
- Alternately fold the strips from left to right to create a braided pattern, encasing the filling.
- Brush the pastry with the beaten egg wash and bake in a preheated oven at 400°F (200°C) for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
- Let cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving warm or at room temperature.
Notes
Use chilled cream cheese and puff pastry for best results. Opt for thick jam to prevent sogginess.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: strawberry pastry, baked dessert, puff pastry, cream cheese filling, easy dessert