White Chocolate and Lemon Filled Pastries

Frozen puff pastry sheets make these bite-size desserts easy to prepare.


White Chocolate and Lemon Filled Pastries

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Servings: Makes 25.
Prep Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 28 mins
Related Categories: Desserts, Lemons, White Chocolate
 
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Ingredients
  • 1/2 of a  17-1/4-ounce
    package frozen puff pastry, thawed (1 sheet)
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  • slightly beaten egg white
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    Coarse sugar
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  • 1/3  cup
    granulated sugar
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  • 1/4  cup
    all-purpose flour
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  • 1/4  teaspoon
    salt
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  • 2  cups
    half-and-half or light cream
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  •   2 ounces
    white chocolate or white baking squares, chopped
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  • beaten egg yolks
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  • 1  teaspoon
    vanilla
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  • 1/3  cup
    whipping cream
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  • 1/3  cup
    lemon curd
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Directions
1.
Unfold pastry on a lightly floured surface. Lightly brush pastry with egg white. Sprinkle with coarse sugar. Cut the sheet of puff pastry into 25 squares. Place squares 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake pastry in a 400 degree F oven about 13 minutes or until golden. Transfer to wire racks and cool. Place in an airtight container and store at room temperature up to 24 hours.
2.
For pastry cream, stir together granulated sugar, flour, and salt in a heavy medium saucepan. Gradually stir in half-and-half or light cream and white chocolate. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more.
3.
Gradually stir about half of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks. Then return all of the egg yolk mixture to the saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Cover surface of pastry cream with plastic wrap. Cool just until warm without stirring (about 1-1/2 hours).
4.
Beat whipping cream in a small bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Beat in lemon curd just until combined. Fold whipped lemon cream into the warm pastry cream. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour or up to 6 hours.
5.
To assemble, split pastry squares into two layers. Pipe cream mixture onto bottom pastry layers using a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch star or plain tip, or spoon cream mixture onto bottom pastry layers. Add pastry tops. Arrange pastries on a platter. Makes 25.

Nutrition information
Calories 131, Total Fat 8 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 49 mg, Sodium 78 mg, Carbohydrate 10 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 3%, Iron 1%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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