Strawberry Lemon CreamCheese Pastries

A simple treat! Perfect for breakfast and coffee or just something to catch your sweet tooth. These were fun and easy to make. The Puff pastry performed amazingly and the filling was incredible.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 pk frozen puff pastry

• 1/2 cup strawberries

• 1/2 raspberries

• strawberry jam

• 3 tbsp sugar

• 1 tsp corn starch

• 4 oz cream cheese

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1/2 juice of lemon and zest

• 1 beaten egg for egg wash

DIRECTIONS:

1. Let your puff pastry defrost, doesn't have to be room temperature. Roll out until you can't the seems. Cut into 6 equal parts or if you want your pastries smaller do eight!

2. Prepare the pastry by slightly cutting around the edge, about 1/4 inch to the inside. You don't want to cut all the way down, just perforate to create an edge that will rise.

3. Spray a baking sheet or line one with parchment paper ( parchment is better for puff party!) and set your pastries there while you create the filling.

4. Next in a bowl, mix your softened cream cheese ( if not soften warm in microwave for 10 second intervals) either with hand mixer or fork. Add lemon juice, zest, vanilla, and 1 tbsp sugar.

5. In another bowl add strawberries, raspberries mash with for until desired texture. Add jam, cornstarch and rest of sugar. Blend with fork until desired consistency. Depending on your palate you might want to add more sugar. Taste first!

6. When your assembling preheat oven to 400 degrees.

7. To the inside add cream cheese filling, the on top add jelly filling. Don't completely cover cream cheese!

8. Prepare and egg wash by beating 1 egg and adding 1 tsp of water together. Brush the edges of your pastries and bake for 20 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.