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Easy Puff Pastry Snowflake

Transform four simple ingredients into a festive dessert recipe for an Easy Puff Pastry Snowflake made with chocolate or jam.
5 from 16 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients  

  • All-purpose flour, for dusting work surface
  • 1 (17.3-oz.) package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed
  • 1/3 cup Nutella or jam
  • 1 large egg beaten with 1 Tablespoon water
  • Crystal sanding sugar, for topping (optional)
  • Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Lightly flour your work surface then unfold both sheets of puff pastry. Using a rolling pin, lightly roll each sheet to seal together any perforations.
  • Cut each sheet of puff pastry into a 9-inch circle. (The easiest way to do this is to trace around a large bowl.) Place one of the circles on the lined baking sheet.
  • Spread the Nutella in the center of the puff pastry circle on the baking sheet, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edges of the circle.
  • Place the second puff pastry circle atop the Nutella, pressing the two pieces of puff pastry together lightly to seal them together. 
  • Place a 2- or 3-inch glass or bowl in the center of the circle. Using a sharp knife or pizza wheel, cut  from the edge of the glass outward to make 16 wedges around the circle.
  • Remove the glass then brush the pastry all over with the egg wash.
  • Twist two of the wedges in toward each other then pinch them together to seal them shut. Repeat the twisting and sealing process with the remaining wedges to form 8 points to the snowflake.
  • Sprinkle the sanding sugar (optional) all over the top of the snowflake then bake it until the pastry is golden brown and puffed, 20 to 25 minutes. 
  • Remove the pastry snowflake from the oven and set it aside to cool slightly before dusting it with confectioners’ sugar and serving.
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