Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Nutella and Orange Hand Pies

Frozen puff pastry is one of my favourite things! It's so easy to pull out of the freezer and work with. It's so flaky and delicious. Really fancy looking desserts are made so easy with this stuff! One of my favourite uses for this is to make Nutella and orange hand pies. Flaky puff pastry, rich and chocolatey Nutella, and bright, sweet orange makes this such a balanced dessert.

Ingredients:
1 sheet of frozen puff pastry, thawed (1 sheet has 2 folds in it to create 3 sections)
9 T Nutella, divided
Zest of 1 Navel Orange, divided
1/3 c powdered sugar
2-3 teaspoons orange juice
2-3 teaspoons milk
Sugar to top, if wanted

Once puff pastry is thawed, preheat oven to 400. Cut pastry down the 2 fold lines so you have 3 separate sheets. Cut each of those in half down the middle of the fat side, not the long side. You should have 6 rectangles now. In the middle of each rectangle, put 1 1/2 T Nutella and 1/2 tsp of orange zest. Get your fingers just a little wet in some water and gently run your fingers around the edges of the puff pastry to help it stick together. Fold one edge of the pastry over the middle to the other edge and lightly press together with a fork along the 3 edges where the pastry meets.They should look a little like Pop Tarts. Once all are folded, put on a baking sheet and brush with just a little bit of milk. Sprinkle with granulated sugar if you want. Bake for 17-20 minutes or until pastry is puffed up and golden brown. While baking, mix up your orange glaze. In a small bowl put powdered sugar and orange juice, whisk well to combine. If you want it a little thicker, add more sugar, if you want it thinner add a little more juice. When pastries are done and cooled, drizzle glaze over top and serve.


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