Description
Romantic puff pastry hearts bring French bakery charm straight to your kitchen, melting hearts with delicate layers of buttery, flaky goodness. Sweet passion meets culinary art, inviting you to savor each delightful, love-inspired bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Pastry Base:
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (for dusting)
Filling and Topping:
- 1/2 cup strawberry jam
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Decoration:
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
- 1 tbsp water (for egg wash)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to ensure easy cleanup and prevent sticking.
- Generously dust the work surface with flour, allowing smooth rolling of the puff pastry without adhesion.
- Carefully unfold the puff pastry sheet, gently stretching it to create an even surface for cutting heart shapes.
- Using a heart-shaped cookie cutter, methodically cut out symmetrical heart shapes from the pastry, aiming for clean, precise edges.
- Transfer half of the heart-shaped pastry pieces to the prepared baking sheet, creating a stable base for filling.
- Spoon strawberry jam into the center of each pastry base, leaving a small border around the edges to prevent overflow during baking.
- Whisk the egg with water and vanilla extract to create a glossy egg wash that will provide a golden, shiny finish.
- Carefully place the remaining heart-shaped pastry pieces on top of the jam-filled bases, gently pressing edges to seal.
- Brush the surface of each pastry heart with the prepared egg wash, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes, watching for a beautiful golden-brown color and puffy texture.
- Remove from the oven and allow pastries to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Dust the cooled pastry hearts generously with powdered sugar, creating an elegant and delicate finishing touch.
Notes
- Select high-quality, all-butter puff pastry for the richest, most flaky texture that melts in your mouth.
- Chill the pastry briefly before cutting to ensure clean, precise heart shapes without stretching or tearing.
- Keep jam filling minimal to prevent leaking and maintain a neat, professional-looking pastry edge.
- Experiment with alternative fillings like chocolate spread, apple butter, or raspberry preserves for delightful flavor variations.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15-18 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 352
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 118 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg