This festive Puffed Pastry Cherry Christmas Star is crispy, sweet, and delicious. It is made with three ingredients in 15 minutes. Serve as an appetizer or sweet treat.
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If you want an impressive Christmas treat, this puff pastry cherry-flavored Christmas star is a great choice. It is fun to assemble and will add a lovely touch to any dessert menu as it is shaped like a large star. It combines sweet cherries and a flaky, buttery pastry to make a delightful, memorable treat.
For more delicious puff pastry recipes, try this Cheese Puff Pastry Christmas Tree, Christmas Sausage Wreath with Cranberry Sauce, or Mini Pistachio Puff Pastry Christmas Trees.
Why This Recipe Works
- This Christmas dessert is great on any dessert spread. Serve it alongside Easy Christmas Chocolate Fudge and Christmas Red Velvet Cake Cookies.
- This recipe is easy to adapt to your taste. For example, you can swap the cherry filling with cranberries, strawberries, or blackberries.
- It is a quick and easy recipe made with ready-to-roll puff pastry in just 15 minutes.
- You can double this recipe to serve more people.
Ingredients
- Cherries: Use cherry jam or canned cherry for the filling.
- Ready-to-roll puff pastry: Select good-quality ready-to-roll pastry. It can be found in local supermarkets. If the puff pastry is frozen, thaw it completely before preparing it.
- Egg: Combine one egg with one tablespoon of water to make egg wash. This will give the pastry a golden finish.
- Icing sugar: For dusting.
Tips and Tricks
- Filling: Do not overfill the pastry with the cherries, as this will cause the sauce to leak out when baking. In addition, ensure that the filling is not too watery, as it may make it difficult to roll the pastry into a star shape.
- Puff pastry: For an extra-crispy pastry, add three layers of puff pastry instead of two. You can also use homemade puff pastry for this recipe.
- Oven: Preheat the oven for at least ten minutes before adding the pastry. This will ensure that it cooks evenly.
How to Make Puffed Pastry Cherry Christmas Star
- Preheat the oven to 180C/360F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Start by placing a circular plate on the pastry and cutting around it to make a circular shape. Repeat this step with the second pastry and set aside. Feel free to use the remaining pastry to cut out fun shapes like stars.
- Place one circle on the lined baking tray, then spread the cherry preserve on top. Spread it evenly to avoid spillage.
- Then, place the second pastry on top.
- Then, place a smaller circle dish in the middle.
- Then, slice it into four sections, as shown in image 6.
- Next, slice the pastry in half again, as shown in image 7.
- Then, slice the pastry one final time. In the end, you should have sixteen equal-sized slits as shown in image 9.
- Then, twist the two pieces of each slit at a time and press the corners together to make a star.
- Repeat this step for the remaining slits.
- Remove the circular plate from the middle and baste with egg wash.
- Bake the pastry for 20 minutes or until golden.
13. Once the puffed pastry cherry Christmas star is ready, dust it with icing sugar and serve!
Recipe FAQs
How to store puffed pastry Cherry Christmas star?
Wrap leftovers tightly in plastic wrap or place them in an air-tight container and refrigerate for up to two days. Reheat it in the microwave.
Can this be made ahead of time?
No. This pastry is best made before serving as preparing will cause the pastry to dry.
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Puffed Pastry Cherry Christmas Star
This festive Puffed Pastry Cherry Christmas Star is crispy, sweet, and delicious. It is made with three ingredients in 15 minutes. Serve as an appetizer or sweet treat.
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Servings: 5 people
Equipment
- baking tray
- Parchment paper
- Pizza cutter or knife
Ingredients
- 2 puff pastry sheets
- ¼ cup of canned cherries or cherry jam
- 1 egg
- Icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/360F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place a circular plate on the pastry and cut around it to make a circular shape. Repeat this step with the second pastry and set aside. Feel free to use the remaining pastry to cut out fun shapes like stars.
- Place one circle on the lined baking tray, then spread the cherry preserve on top.
- Place the second pastry on top, then position a smaller circular dish in the middle. Slice the pastry into four sections, then halve each section again. Finally, make one more cut in each section, resulting in sixteen equal-sized slits.
- Then, twist the two pieces of each slit at a time and press the corners together to make a star.
- Remove the circular plate from the middle and baste with egg wash. Bake the pastry for 20 minutes or until golden.
- Once the puffed pastry cherry Christmas star is ready, dust it with icing sugar and serve.
Notes
- Filling: Avoid overfilling the pastry with cherries to prevent sauce leakage during baking.
- Puff Pastry: Use three layers of puff pastry instead of two for extra crispiness. Homemade puff pastry can also be used for this recipe.
- Oven: Preheat the oven for at least ten minutes before baking to ensure even cooking.
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