Stacked Puff Pastry With Cherries
Serves: 5
Felicia King
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
46
Spice
43
Sweetness
53
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 can
Pie Cherries (drained)1 cup
BreadDirections:
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Watch how to make this recipe
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
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Cut 4 "walls" of puff pastry by cutting approximately 1-inch wide strips along each side of a sheet of puff pastry
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Set "walls" aside
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Poke the remaining "floor" of puff pastry with a fork to provide an escape for steam
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Lightly apply the egg wash just inside the cut edges of the "floor"
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Stack "wall" pieces on top of "floor" piece placing the cut edge of the "walls" on the outside edge
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Dab ends of "walls" with egg wash and fold long pieces over to form a square
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Cut a 7 by 7-inch square out of the second sheet of puff pastry
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Fold it in half and cut vents for steam along the fold
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Shake bread or cake crumbs on drained cherries and let sit for 10 minutes
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Spoon cherry mixture onto pastry "floor", using more than you may think necessary to compensate for the pastry puffing
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Apply egg wash on "walls" avoiding the very edge
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Lay vented "top" piece on top
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Brush with egg wash
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Bake in oven for 30 minutes
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Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for another 30 minutes