LEMON STRAWBERRY NAPOLEON
List of Ingredients
- 2 SHEETS FROZEN PUFF PASTRY
- 3 TABLESPOONS STRAWBERRY FRUIT SPREAD
- 2 TABLESPOONS SUGAR
- 2 TABLESPOONS WATER
- 1/3 CUP PREPARED LEMON CURD OR LEMON PIE FILLING
- 3 1/2 CUPS FRESH STRAWBERRIES
- 3 CUPS SWEETENED WHIPPED CREAM OR FROZEN WHIPPED TOPPIING
Instructions
- THAW PASTRY SHEETS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE FOR 30 MINUTES.
- PREHEAT OVEN TO 400°.
- UNFOLD PASTRY ON A LIGHTLY FLOURED SURFACE. ROLL EACH SHEET INTO A 14 X 12" RECTANGLE. SPRINKLE EACH SHEET WITH 1 TABLESLPOON SUGAR.
- PLACE ON BAKING SHEETS. PLACE A WIRE RACK ON TOP OF EACH PASTRY SHEET. BAKE FOR 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN. REMOVE WIRE RACKS. REMOVE FROM BAKING SHEETS AND COOL ON WIRE RACKS.
- CUT EACH PASTRY SHEET CROSSWISE DIAGONALLY, FORMING AND "X". THEN CUT IN HALF LENGTHWISE AND CROSSWISE, MAKING 16 TRIANGLES IN ALL.
- IN A MEDIUM BOWL, GENTLY FOLD LEMON CURD OR PIE FILLING INTO WHIPPED CREAM. SET ASIDE.
- IN A SMALL SAUCEPAN OVER MEDIUM HIGH HEAT, HEAT FRUIT SPREAD OR PRESERVES AND WATER STIRRING CONSTANTLY. STIR IN SLICED STRAWBERRIES. REMOVE FROM HEAT.
- SPREAD EACH OF 8 PASTRY TRIANGLES WITH ABOUT 1/3 CUP OF LEMON MIXTURE AND TOP WITH ABOUT 1/4 CUP STRAWBERRIES. COVER WITH REMAINING PASTRY TRIANGLES.
- SERVE WITH REMAINING STRAWBERRIES.
- 8 SERVINGS
SOURCE: PEPPERIDEG FARM
- FOR SWEETENED WHIPPED CREAM:
- IN A CHILLED BOWL, BEAT 1 1/2 CUPS HEAVY CREAM, WITH 3 TABLESPOONS SUGAR AND 1/2 TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT UNTIL STIFF PEAKS FORM.
Final Comments
VERY ELEGANT AND DELICIOUS.
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