Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry are delicate pastries that look difficult but with a couple of great kitchen hacks your guests will be so impressed. If you save them any that is!

Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

I. Love. Fancy. Stuff.  There – I said it.  I do.  I want to dress up in pretty clothes and hats, eat dainty things, sip tea with my pinky out, and pretend I’m on Downtown Abbey.  I have held intimate tea parties for 2 or 3 close friends and I’ve done massive tea parties for 50+ people.  If I could figure out a way to make a good living hosting nothing but tea parties I’d probably do it.  I always have pretty food and this is a favorite.  They’re light and delicate, flaky and buttery, all fancy schmancy and very easy to make!

Is there a way to make easy puff pastry?

Yes, there is.  Buy it.  I’ve made puff pastry from scratch and it is a huge labor of love and time suck.  I can put my hand over my heart and say I can make puff pastry, but from now on I’m buying it.  You lose zero flakiness or flavor and save so much time!  Likewise, you can take a very sharp paring knife and make teeny tiny cuts in the delicate pastry alternating location on each row or you can use a Lattice Pastry Roller.  Who ever invented it was pure genius.  Simply roll the cutter across the pastry, give the dough a little tug, and VOILA – lattice.

Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

How do you clean up flour?

I used to HATE baking because cleaning up the flour afterward was such a pain.  It was terrible.  I would think I had it all cleaned up and two days later I’d see flour.  Kitchen gadgets are my thing and no kitchen should be without a bench scraper.  This makes cleaning up the flour so quick and easy.  Just scrape it along your work surface, and slide the flour off the counter into a bowl or trash can and besides giving it a spritz with your favorite cleaner and quick wipe down you’re done!  If you get flour all over the floor you’re going to need a dog or a broom.  Bench scrapers usually have a few other little tricks.  Mine has a ruler on each side which is incredibly helpful in making lattice for pies, equally dividing…stuff… and even has these little holes for removing leaves from stems on fresh herbs.  My bench scraper hardly ever makes it to the drawer I use it so much.

Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

How to Make Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

You may get to the first ingredient and say “never mind – not doing that.” but please don’t be hasty.  Here’s the recipe for the Peach Cobbler Jam It’s super easy and very tasty but fear not – you can substitute any store bought jam you like.  Take a peak at the notes in the recipe for some tasty suggestions.  So, now that we’re over the fear of the first ingredient let’s gather up what we need.  You’ve already committed to making these, you’ve been to the store and bought everything you need so let me give you a hint – take the puff pastry out of the freezer while you’re reading over this.  It takes a little while to thaw properly so give yourself time.  So the first thing we need is our puff pastry sheets – thawed but still cold (follow the directions on the box, read the tips, and you’ll be fine).  Too warm and it will loose it’s flake and it becomes like a toddler without a nap –  difficult to work with.  You’ll also need your jam and fruit, cream cheese, powdered sugar, an egg, a little water, and some good vanilla extract.

Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

In a small bowl, mix your cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth and creamy. In a medium bowl, mix together your jam and fruit.  You don’t want huge chunks but you don’t want it too smooth either.  Then set each aside while you work with your pastry dough.

Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

When you unfold the dough, it’s going to have some heavy creases in it.  Place it on a floured surface and give it a gentle going over with a rolling pin just to loosen it up a little and smooth out those wrinkles.

Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

Using a pizza cutter, cut the sheet into six equal pieces.  Put the other sheet in the fridge to keep it cool while you’re working with this one.

Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

Divide your jam and cream cheese in half and then into thirds so you have the same amount of filling for each pastry.  On three of the pieces of pastry, place 1/6 of the cream cheese in the center, spreading to within 1/2 inch of the edge of the pastry.  Next, add the peaches on top, spreading to cover the cream cheese.  I’ll admit – this picture looks a little deceiving because I forgot to spread the filling out before I snapped it so do as I say and not as I do.  Brush the edges with a little egg wash.

Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

Run your lattice roller over the remaining three sheets, give it a gentle tug to open up the cuts and place on top of the jam topped pastry.  Press down gently around the edges to seal the pastry shut – the egg wash will act as a glue.

Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

For a prettier presentation, I take the pizza cutter again and just trim off any excess or stray bits of pastry. Repeat with the remaining puff pastry sheet.  With the help from a spatula, carefully transfer the pastries to a parchment paper lines baking sheet.  Bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

Dust a little powdered sugar on top, put it on a fancy plate, stick out your pinky, and serve it up with a coy little grin.

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Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

Peaches and Cream Lattice Puff Pastry

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These delicate pastries look difficult but with a couple of great kitchen hacks your guests will be so impressed. If you save them any that is.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, French
Servings 6
Calories 639 kcal

Equipment

  • Lattice Pastry Roller
  • Rolling Pin
  • Pizza cutter or other sharp knife

Ingredients
  

  • ¾ cup Peach Cobbler Jam
  • ½ cup diced peaches canned, drained
  • 1 box frozen puff pastry sheets
  • 3 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 Tbs powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg + 1 Tbs water whisked together
  • Extra powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400℉ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
  • Thaw the puff pastry according to box directions. It’s important that the pastry still be cold, but not frozen
  • In a medium sized bowl, add the jam and diced peaches and mash with a fork or potato masher
  • In a small bowl, mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla with a spoon until creamy
  • On a floured surface, unwrap then slightly roll out one sheet of pastry dough (keep the other sheet in the refrigerator while you work with this one) just to flatten out the folds from being in the box
  • With a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut the dough into 6 equal pieces
  • Divide the peach mixture and the cream cheese mixture in half, and then in thirds to ensure each pastry has the equal amount of filling
  • Place the cream cheese in the middle of 3 of the pastry pieces and spread evenly within about ⅓ inch of the edge of the pastry
  • Top with the peach filling, spreading just over the cream cheese, leaving the same gap
  • Carefully brush the exposed pastry with a little egg wash, not too much as you don’t want to make the dough soggy
  • With the remaining three pieces of pastry, firmly roll a Lattice Pastry Roller over each then gently pull apart to make the top of the pastry
  • Place each top over the bottom pastry, lightly pressing the edges together to seal. For better presentation, roll your pizza cutter just along the edge of the sealed pastry to trim off any stray pieces of dough.
  • Using a spatula for support, gently transfer the pastries to the baking sheet
  • Repeat with the remaining puff pastry sheet
  • Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown
  • Dust with powdered sugar if desired

Notes

  • If you don’t have homemade jam, any store bought jam will do. You may need to warm it in the microwave for just a few seconds to make it easier to mix and spread.
  • This recipe can be used with any flavor: strawberry, blueberry, cherry, apricot etc.
    For extra flavor add a bit of balsamic vinegar to your strawberry filling, lemon zest to your blueberry filling or replace the vanilla extract with Amaretto or almond extract with your cherry filling.
  • These are best served warm on the day, they do not keep well overnight as the pastry tends to collapse on itself and loses its crunchy flakiness.
  • The jam and cream cheese filling can be made ahead of time. This may look like a lot of steps, but they come together pretty quickly.

Nutrition

Calories: 639kcalCarbohydrates: 69gProtein: 8gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 273mgPotassium: 138mgFiber: 2gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 273IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Cream Cheese, Jam, Peaches, Puff Pastry
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