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Peach and Mascarpone Pastries

Recipe by becky

  • Total TimeAbout 1 hour
  • Yield8 6-inch pastries 1x

Flaky puff pastry filled with creamy mascarpone cheese, topped with fresh peach slices, honey, and thyme.

Ingredients

Scale

Mascarpone Filling:

225 grams mascarpone cheese (8-ounce container), softened
1 large egg
Zest of 1 lemon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

Pastries:

2 sheets puff pastry, thawed according to package directions if frozen
1 large egg, beaten with a fork
4 ripe peaches, peeled and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves

Honey, for drizzling
Confectioner’s sugar, for dusting


Instructions

Preheat oven to 425° F (218° C). Line 2 half sheet rimmed baking trays with parchment or silicone baking mats.

In a medium bowl, whisk mascarpone cheese, egg, lemon zest, and vanilla bean paste until smooth and creamy.

Mascarpone cheese filling in a metal bowl

Unroll puff pastry on a silicone rolling mat or lightly floured countertop. With a sharp chef’s knife, trim to 10 x 10 inches square.

square of puff pastry on a marble surface with a ruler

Slice pastry corner-to-corner, forming 4 triangles. Repeat with the second sheet of pastry for 8 triangles total.

a square of puff pastry sliced into four triangles

Arrange on prepared trays.

triangles of puff pastry arranged on two metal trays

Spoon mascarpone filling in the middle of each triangle. Spread with a small stepped palette knife or the back of a spoon, allowing 1 1/2-inch border around the edge.

triangles of puff pastry with spoonfuls of cheese in the middle

A small palette knife spreading mascarpone cheese over puff pastry

Arrange peach slices on top of the mascarpone.

triangles of puff pastry with cheese and peach slices arranged on top

With a pastry brush, lightly brush the pastry border with beaten egg, then fold the edges inward. Brush the folded edge with more of the beaten egg.

pastry brush egg-washing the edges of a puff pastry triangle

four peach mascarpone pastries arranged on a tray before baking

With kitchen shears, trim away any long pieces of pastry.

kitchen shears trimming the edges of peach puff pastry triangles

Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, rotating trays halfway through. Continue baking until pastry turns flaky and golden brown, with cheese and peach juice bubbling around the edges.

A tray of peach and mascarpone puff pastries

Cool on trays. Before serving, drizzle with honey. Sprinkle with thyme leaves and dust with confectioner’s sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Puff pastry triangle with cheese, peach slices, honey, and thyme

Wrap leftover peach pastries in foil. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Peach mascarpone puff pastry triangles with honey and thyme

 

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