Berry Puffs with Orange Muscat Cream

Berry Puffs with Orange Muscat Cream

Info

Rating
Calories
591.0
Protein
7.0
Sodium
210.0
Fat
37.0

Description

Active time: 1 hr Start to finish: 2 1/4 hr

Ingredients

1 frozen puff pastry sheet (from a 17 1/4-oz package), thawed
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup raspberries
1/2 cup blackberries
3 tablespoons sugar
2/3 cup Essencia or other orange Muscat dessert wine
6 tablespoons chilled heavy cream
1 tablespoon confectioners sugar
1/4 teaspoon finely grated fresh orange zest
1 cup raspberries
1 cup blackberries
Confectioners sugar for dusting

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
  2. Unfold pastry sheet, then turn over (to prevent creases from splitting during baking). Cut 6 (4 1/2-inch) triangles from sheet with a long sharp knife and a ruler.
  3. Arrange triangles on a greased baking sheet and lightly prick centers a few times with a fork. Bake in middle of oven until puffed and golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool.
  4. Stir together cornstarch, water, and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Add berries and sugar and simmer over moderately high heat, stirring and breaking up berries, until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Force purée through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on solids, then cool purée at room temperature.
  5. Boil wine in another small saucepan until reduced to about 1 tablespoon, 10 to 12 minutes, then cool.
  6. Beat cream with confectioners sugar and zest in a bowl until it just holds stiff peaks. Fold wine into cream until just incorporated, then chill.
  7. Split each pastry triangle in half horizontally and make a sandwich with about 1 1/2 tablespoons cream. Spread 1 teaspoon purée on top of each pastry, leaving a 1/4-inch border (there will be purée left over). Decoratively arrange some raspberries and blackberries on top and sift some confectioners sugar over berries.