Strawberry Pastry Twist 🍓

Are you craving a treat soft and sweet? This toasty, comforting pastry is perfect for that cup of coffee or after-dinner dessert. I made these as a grab-and-go treat to accompany my morning tea. I’m such a fan of strawberry desserts and this definitely satisfies my obsession. The sweet strawberry jam combined with the flaky crust is the best at-home bakery good, and it’s vegan!

Ingredients

• Puff Pastry Dough (I used Pepperidge Farm’s Puff Pastry Dough Sheets)
• 1 small basket of fresh strawberries
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp of cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp. water
• cornstarch slurry (1 tsp. cornstarch & 1 Tbsp. water)
• 1 Tbsp. melted butter

Most packaged pastry sheets are vegan. Always, check the ingredients! You can find frozen puff pastry sheets in the freezer aisle near the frozen pies and fruit. When picking strawberries, I always aim for a batch that has a darker hue for ideal sweetness.

Directions

1. Thaw the frozen package of puff pastry sheets for 40 minutes before baking
2. Preheat oven to 400
3. Cut the green leaf tops off the strawberries and place the sliced strawberries in a bowl.
4. Rinse the strawberries with vinegar and baking soda to clean any excess dirt or particles
5. After the rinse, add the strawberries to a small pot, along with the sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and water
6. Cover and bring to a boil
7. Cook on low heat for 10 minutes
8. Begin mashing the strawberries down with a potato masher or any utensil that works; the sauce should begin to thicken as the strawberries breakdown
9. Stir in the cornstarch slurry and simmer for another 5 minutes, sauce will thicken more
10. Remove from heat and let cook for 15 minutes (you can place it in the fridge for quicker cool time)
11. After strawberry spread has cooled, remove the thawed puff pastry sheets from packaging
12. Lay one dough sheet on a baking pan and brush warm water over the dough
13. Spoon and spread some of the strawberry mixture over the dough (pictured above)
14. Lay the second dough sheet on top of strawberry spread
15. Using a pizza cutter or knife, slice 2 inch strips and begin twisting strips to form small buns (pictured above)
16. Bake the twisted buns for 10 minutes
17. Remove from oven and brush with melted butter and bake another five minutes
18. Remove from oven and cool