Almond Biscuits & Strawberry Puffs

http://www.tastebook.com/recipes/3342196-Almond-biscuits

Another 2 creations from puff pastry, which are so easy to make. Well received by everyone too!

 

 

 

Ingredients

• 1 sheet puff pastry
• 2 tbsp egg white
• 2 tbsp fine sugar
• 80gm almond flakes
• sugar to sprinkle
• some flour for dusting

Directions

1. Mix egg white with 2 tbsp sugar.

2. Dust some flour on cutting board. Lay pastry and peel upper sheet of plastic.

3. Spread egg white mixture evenly on top of pastry and sprinkle almond flakes all over pastry.

4. Replace top sheet of plastic and lightly roll to press almonds onto pastry.

5. Remove upper plastic sheet and sprinkle sugar over almonds.

6. Put pastry into the freezer for half an hour to set the topping.

7. Preheat oven to 180 degree C.

8. Cut pastry to finger-sized pieces. Place them on a baking sheet. 

9. Bake for 15 mins on 180 degree C till golden brown.



http://www.tastebook.com/recipes/3341726-Strawberry-Puffs

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

• 1 Puff pastry sheet
• Strawberries
• Sugar
• Butter
• Powdered sugar (optional)

 Directions

1. Wash strawberries and cut them into 6 parts each.

2. Cut the puff pastry sheets into squares about 5cm X 5cm.

3. Put 3 pieces of strawberry on each piece of pastry.

4. Top with a bit of butter and sprinkle with some sugar.

5. Bake for 10 to 15 mins at 200 degree C until golden brown.

6. Let them cool down a bit and dust with powdered sugar (optional).

Notes

I did not dust it with powdered sugar here.