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Love Letter Pastries
Dessert

Love Letter Pastries

40 minServes 12Nutri-Score D€
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what you need

Ingredients

12 people
  • pre-made pie dough crust (unrolled)Bakery2 pieces
  • egg (beaten with water for egg wash)Dairy1 piece
  • water (for the egg wash)Other5 ml
  • jam (flavour of choice)Pantry60 g
  • icing sugar (for sprinkling)Pantry15 g

per serving

Nutrition

134kcal

Carbs
15 g
Proteins
2 g
Fat
8 g
Adapt tools

what you’ll use

Tools

  • Cookie cutter
  • Baking tray
  • Pastry brush

step by step

Method

  1. Cut out the dough squares

    • Unroll the pie dough crusts.
    • Cut squares with the square cookie cutter and place them on a baking tray.
    Step 1
  2. Fill and fold into letters

    • Scoop a teaspoon of jam into the centre of each square.
    • Fold the left and right edges together in the middle.
    • Fold the bottom edge up over the middle to close the letter.
    Step 2
  3. Cut the heart and brush with egg wash

    • Cut a small heart out of the top edge with the heart cookie cutter.
    • Brush the pastries with the egg wash.
    Step 3
  4. Bake

    • Bake at 200 °C until cooked through and golden brown.
    Step 4
  5. Finish

    • Let the pastries cool slightly, then sprinkle with icing sugar.
    Step 5