It's that time of the year...strawberry season! I love strawberries. Somehow, I have never been strawberry picking before - never. Tomorrow morning I will be packing up my family, with a map, applying the sunscreen, gathering up the hats and heading to the strawberry patch. I'll report back later this week on how we make out. (look here to find a "pick your own" farm in your area) Yesterday however, I went to the next best place to get strawberries - the farmers market. I picked up quart and decided to experiment with some puff pastry. Here's what we made.
Mini Strawberry Tarts
1 package of puff pastry
1 pint fresh strawberries
1 tablespoon sugar
zest of 1 lemon
1 egg
butter (for coating mini-muffin pan)
Steps
1. defrost the frozen puff pastry overnight, in the fridge
2. preheat the oven to 400F
3. grease a mini muffin tin with butter
4. combine strawberries, sugar and lemon zest in a bowl, let sit
5. cut puff pastry into squares
Hot Tip: To determine the size of puff pastry to cut, first use a piece of parchment paper to line the muffin tin.
Use the parchment paper as a template and transfer the size to the puff pastry.
6. push the squares of puff pastry into each section of the muffin tin
7. spoon a tablespoon of strawberry mixture into each pocket of puff pastry
8. combine egg with 2 tablespoon of water, brush egg wash on the edges of the puff pastry
9. sprinkle moistened edges with sugar
10. bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown
11. remove bundles from the muffin tin and place on cooling rack
12. enjoy!
Now that you've made these seasonal and delicious treats please take a trip over to Mama Pea Pod's blog. I wrote a post all about getting your kids walking with you. Sometimes kids have a hard time walking great distances...they run to get to the park and complain all the way home. Check out my post for tips and 3 fun games you can play to help you get those monkeys home. Thanks Mama Pea Pod for giving me this opportunity!
