Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temp
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh orange zest
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • All-purpose flour, for dusting work surface
  • 1 (17.3-oz.) package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed
  • 2 cups blackberries
  • 1 large egg, whisked with 1 Tablespoon water
  • Sanding sugar, for topping (optional)

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat baking mats.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the cream cheese, sugar, orange juice, orange zest and vanilla extract. Beat until combined.
  • Lightly flour your work surface then unfold the pastry sheets and roll each into a 9x11-inch rectangle. Cut each rectangle lengthwise into 12 strips. 
  • Pinch two strips together to form one longer strip then twist each side in opposite directions. 
  • Flatter one end of the strip slightly then wind the twisted strip around the flattened base into a circle. (See photos above.)
  • Transfer the pastries onto the prepared baking sheets then spoon a portion of the cream cheese mixture into the center of each pastry.
  • Top the cream cheese with four or five blackberries then brush all of the pastry edges with the egg wash and sprinkle them with the sanding sugar (optional).
  • Bake the pastries for 15 to 18 minutes or until they are golden brown and puffed. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool slightly before serving.
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