Description
Delightful raspberry raisin pastries offer a sweet French-inspired escape with flaky layers and bursting berry goodness. Delicate pastry meets rich fruit in this elegant dessert that promises to transport you to a charming Parisian bakery.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 320 grams (11.3 ounces) flour
- 160 grams (5.6 ounces) cornstarch
- 220 grams (7.8 ounces) raspberry oil (or butter)
- 200 grams (7.1 ounces) sour cream
- 150 grams (5.3 ounces) raisins
- 200 grams (7.1 ounces) Greek yogurt
Binding and Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 pinch of salt
Instructions
- Craft a versatile dough by combining flour, cornstarch, and salt in a mixing bowl, ensuring a uniform texture that resembles coarse sandy particles.
- Incorporate raspberry oil or butter into the dry ingredients, gently working the mixture until it develops a crumbly consistency.
- Fold in sour cream and egg yolk, carefully blending until a cohesive dough forms, adjusting with additional flour if the mixture appears overly sticky.
- Prepare the filling by combining Greek yogurt and raisins in a separate container, creating a creamy and textured blend.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to ensure even cooking and prevent sticking.
- Dust a clean work surface with flour and roll out the dough to approximately 1/4 inch thickness, creating an even base for pastry formation.
- Use a cookie cutter to slice the dough into uniform squares or circular shapes, maximizing pastry yield.
- Position a generous spoonful of yogurt-raisin filling at the center of each dough piece, leaving sufficient border for sealing.
- Carefully fold the dough over the filling, creating elegant half-moon shapes and firmly press edges to secure the filling within.
- Arrange pastries on the prepared baking sheet, maintaining slight spacing between each piece.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until pastries develop a golden-brown exterior, indicating perfect crisp and doneness.
- Allow pastries to cool briefly before serving, enabling the filling to set and enhancing overall flavor and texture.
Notes
- Ensure dough consistency is not too sticky by gradually adding flour during mixing.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before rolling to prevent breakage and improve texture.
- Customize filling by swapping Greek yogurt with cream cheese or using alternative dried fruits like cranberries or chopped apricots.
- Brush pastries with egg wash before baking to achieve a beautiful golden-brown and glossy finish.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 25mg