Sweet and Savory Puff Pastry Treats

Linda Lou

Sweet and Savory Puff Pastry Treats are a staple in my house. I've been making these two for many years.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 6

Total Time 25

Servings 16 Elephant Ears

Calories

Instructions

Instructions for the Elephant Ears:
Preheat oven to 450°F.
The first thing is to move the puff pastry to the fridge the day before to thaw out overnight. You want to work with it as cold as possible. Set up two bowls. One with granulated sugar mixed with a pinch of kosher salt, and one with sugar and cinnamon combined.
Spread the sugar and salt mixture all over a flat surface like my cutting board. A marble surface is fine too. I unfold the pastry and lay it right on top of the sugar mixture. At the top of the pastry, pour the cinnamon sugar mixture evenly all over, covering the top. So now there's sugar on the bottom surface of the pastry, and cinnamon sugar on the top surface.
You need to move quickly so the dough remains as cold as possible. Take a rolling pin and roll the pastry out into a rectangle, about 12 inches square. Doing this allows for the sugar to be pushed into the pastry on both sides. Next, fold the sides of the square towards the center so they meet in the middle. Repeat this process with those halves to the folds that meet in the middle, as shown in the pictures above. Then fold both halves on top of each other, making 6 layers.
Next, slice the dough into slightly under 1-inch slices. Place the slices, cut side up, onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake the pastry for 5 minutes, or until the bottoms are caramelized and brown, then flip them over with a spatula, and bake for another 4-5 minutes. This will allow for the other side to caramelize. Carefully move each one to a rack to cool.
There you have it, my Elephant Ears.

Notes

1) *Egg wash: 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon of water or milk.

2) The Kcal count is only for the Elephant Ears on this recipe card.

3) Linda Lou Hamel is not a nutritionist or dietitian, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and nutritional value are important to you, I recommend running the ingredients through a preferred online nutritional calculator of your choice. Calories and values can vary depending on the brands you choose.