Ingredients
For Pastry
- 8 oz cream cheese room tempertature
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 sheets puff pasry thawed
- 1 cup berries of choice blackberries, raspberries, blueberries
- 1 egg
- turbinado sugar for topping
For Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
Instructions
For Pastry
- Preheat the oven to 400 F. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer, beat together the cream cheese, sugar and vanillaextract until smooth. Set aside.
- Unfold the puff pastry onto a lightly floured surface. Use a rolling pin to smooth out the sheets.
- Use a knife to cut off the top 2 corners of each sheet. Cut 7-10 (1 inch wide) slanted strips on both sides of each pastry sheet. Cut off the 2 remaining strips at the bottom of each sheet.
- Divide the filling and spread it down the center of each pastry. Top with your fresh berries.
- Fold the strips over the filling, alternating sides with each strip to create a braid. Fold in the bottom end, and gently press to seal the filling inside.
- Transfer the Pastries to a large baking sheet.
- Brush a beaten egg over each pastry, and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
- Bake for 16-20 minutes or until golden. Allow the pastries to cool while making the glaze.
For Glaze
- Put all the glaze ingredients into a bowl and whisk until smooth.
- Drizzle over the pastries before serving.