Cream Cheese Pastries (Printable Version)

Light pastries loaded with creamy cheese, great for mornings, brunch, or a sweet little snack.

# Ingredients You'll Need:

→ Pastry

01 - 225 grams cold cubed cream cheese
02 - 240 grams plain flour
03 - 12.5 grams sugar
04 - 225 grams cold cubed unsalted butter
05 - 1.25 milliliters salt

→ Filling

06 - 1 egg yolk
07 - 50 grams sugar
08 - 225 grams softened cream cheese
09 - 5 milliliters vanilla flavor

→ Glaze

10 - 15 milliliters milk
11 - 1 entire egg
12 - Optional powdered sugar
13 - Optional fresh berries or fruit jam

# Detailed Preparation Steps:

01 - Stir sugar, salt, and flour in a big bowl. Toss in the cold butter and cream cheese chunks. Use your fingers or a pastry cutter to mash together until it looks like coarse crumbs.
02 - Shape the crumbly mix into a ball, press it flat, wrap it up in plastic, then pop it in the fridge for at least an hour or overnight. This makes it easier to work with and tastier.
03 - Blend the softened cream cheese with sugar, vanilla, and egg yolk until smooth. Put it aside for later.
04 - Heat up your oven to 190°C. Line a baking tray with parchment paper so nothing sticks.
05 - Sprinkle some flour on a surface and roll the chilled dough out to about 3 mm thick. Slice into squares or circles around 7.5 cm wide. Drop a teaspoon of filling in the middle of each piece, and you can top that with a bit of jam if you like.
06 - Fold each piece over the filling diagonally and press edges with a fork to seal, or bring the corners to the center and pinch them closed tightly.
07 - Whisk the egg and milk together and paint the tops of the pastries. Bake them for 18 to 22 minutes until they’re golden and puffed up.
08 - Let the pastries rest for a bit, sprinkle with powdered sugar if you want, and serve them warm or at room temp.

# Helpful Tips:

01 - Cold butter and cream cheese help create a flaky, tender crust.
02 - Keeping the dough chilled makes it easier to handle and gives better texture.
03 - Try switching the filling with spreads like Nutella, jam, or flavored cream cheese for a twist.

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