How to Prepare Pastry Puffs

There are several different varieties of pastry puffs.

Pastry puffs are confectionary treats with flaky breading containing a sweet filling. There are several pastry puff recipes to choose from, each with their own flavors. Start with this simple apple pastry puff to learn the basics of making the treat. Serve pastry puffs as a delectable breakfast, a light afternoon snack or as a dessert after a hearty dinner. To prepare pastry puffs, allow for 40 to 45 minutes from start to finish. Does this Spark an idea?

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3 tbsp. ground cinnamon
3/4 cup white sugar
Small bowl
3 peeled and chopped red apples
1 cup room temperature cream cheese
Mixing bowl
Wooden spoon
One large egg
Electric mixer
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Two 10-oz. cans refrigerated crescent roll dough
Large cookie sheet
2 tbsp. melted butter
Pastry brush

Instructions

- 1
  
  Preheat an oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 2
  
  Combine the ground cinnamon and 1/4 cup white sugar in a small bowl. Stir with your fingers to blend and sprinkle 1 tbsp. of the mixture over the chopped apples. Set the apples aside.
- 3
  
  Combine the remaining white sugar and the cream cheese in a mixing bowl. Stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Add the large egg and beat with an electric mixer until fluffy. Stir the vanilla into the cream cheese mixture with the spoon.
- 4
  
  Unroll the refrigerated crescent roll dough and lay the pieces side-by-side on the cookie sheet. Pinch the edges of the crescents together with your fingers, forming one large sheet of dough.
- 5
  
  Place the apple pieces onto the dough sheet, lengthwise, leaving 4 inches of dough to either side.
- 6
  
  Pour the cream cheese mixture over the apples. Fold the exposed sides of the dough over the apple and cream cheese filling. Pinch the ends closed to encase the filling in dough from either side. If the dough overlaps, pinching the ends together is unnecessary.
- 7
  
  Bake for 35 minutes or until the exterior of the pastry puff is a golden brown. Remove from the oven and spread the melted butter over the top with a pastry brush. Sprinkle the reserved cinnamon and sugar mixture over the top. Serve while hot.