ITALIAN GLAZED SFOGLIATINE
Glazed Sfogliatine are a traditional Italian sweet treat incredibly easy to make and simply irresistible!These crispy puff pastry sweets are glazed and topped with caramelized apricot jam, a perfect delight for your afternoon tea or simply when you want to treat yourself. You can make them using store-bought puff pastry to easily assemble in few minutes for your last minute guests!
Ingredients
- 50 g (2+1/2 tbsp) apricot jam
- 120 g (1 cup) powdered sugar
- 30 g (a bit less than 1 egg) egg white room temperature
- 1 rectangular puff pastry sheet chilled
Instructions
- Sieve the apricot jam to get a smooth jam: skip this step if your jam if creamy without piece of fruit.
- Place it into a small piping bag and set aside.
- Mix the powdered sugar with the egg whites until get a medium consistency/thick glaze (it shouldn't be watery).
- Cut the puff pastry sheet into small rectangulars about 12x3cm-5x1inch: from 1 puff pastru sheet you'll get about 20 pieces.
- Place the rectangular biscuits onto 2 lined baking sheet, about 1 inch apart.
- Brush the top with the sugar glaze.
- Cut the tip of the apricot jam piping bag to get a fine hole and pipe some rhombus shapes on top of the glazed cookies.
- Bake in preheated fan oven (upper+lower heat) at 180°C-350°F for about 13 minutes or until the jam rhombus become golden-brown.
- Serve slightly warm or when cooled down.
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Notes
Store at room temperature in a tin cookie box for about 5 days.