Fruit Pastries with Almond Cream
Use any fresh fruit you like to make these delicious pastries
Ingredients
Pastries
- 1 puff pastry sheet
- 1 large peach*
- 2 Tablespoons light brown sugar
Almond Spread
- 3 oz almond paste
- 3 T butter
- 1/3 cup sugar
Almond Cream
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp almond emulsion
- 3-4 Tablespoons milk or cream
Instructions
- Cut pastry into 12 squares. Score edges about 1/4″ inside to help keep filling in place.
- Make almond spread by mashing almond paste with sugar and butter until it’s well combined. .
- Divide evenly between squares in the center. Smooth with fingers or the back of a spoon to spread into an even layer inside the scored edges
- Make Almond Cream by mixing powdered sugar with almond emulsion, adding cream until it is thin enough to drizzle, but still thick enough to stay in place.
- Dice peaches and Sprinkle with brown sugar. Place on top of almond spread. Bake at 400 15 minutes.
- Let squares cool, then drizzle with Almond Cream
Notes
*Variation: apples, plums, nectarines, or pears