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Berry Puffs with Orange Muscat Cream

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Berry Puffs with Orange Muscat CreamMiki Duisterhof

Active time: 1 hr Start to finish: 2 1/4 hr

Cooks' notes:

Berry purée can be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. Orange Muscat cream can be made 8 hours ahead and chilled, covered.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

For pastry

1 frozen puff pastry sheet (from a 17 1/4-oz package), thawed

For berry purée

1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup raspberries
1/2 cup blackberries
3 tablespoons sugar

For orange Muscat cream

2/3 cup Essencia or other orange Muscat dessert wine
6 tablespoons chilled heavy cream
1 tablespoon confectioners sugar
1/4 teaspoon finely grated fresh orange zest

For berry topping

1 cup raspberries
1 cup blackberries
Confectioners sugar for dusting

Preparation

  1. Prepare pastry:

    Step 1

    Preheat oven to 425°F.

    Step 2

    Unfold pastry sheet, then turn over (to prevent creases from splitting during baking). Cut 6 (4 1/2-inch) triangles from sheet with a long sharp knife and a ruler.

    Step 3

    Arrange triangles on a greased baking sheet and lightly prick centers a few times with a fork. Bake in middle of oven until puffed and golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool.

  2. Make purée while pastry bakes:

    Step 4

    Stir together cornstarch, water, and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Add berries and sugar and simmer over moderately high heat, stirring and breaking up berries, until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Force purée through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on solids, then cool purée at room temperature.

  3. Make cream:

    Step 5

    Boil wine in another small saucepan until reduced to about 1 tablespoon, 10 to 12 minutes, then cool.

    Step 6

    Beat cream with confectioners sugar and zest in a bowl until it just holds stiff peaks. Fold wine into cream until just incorporated, then chill.

    Step 7

    Split each pastry triangle in half horizontally and make a sandwich with about 1 1/2 tablespoons cream. Spread 1 teaspoon purée on top of each pastry, leaving a 1/4-inch border (there will be purée left over). Decoratively arrange some raspberries and blackberries on top and sift some confectioners sugar over berries.

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