July 4th is on a Wednesday this year. Middle of the week. No vacation days before. No vacation days after. I’m not liking it. Not one bit. Especially considering everyone in my office is taking off leaving me alone to man the phones and do what else? Hmmm, not sure. I’m predicting a lot of Words with Friends.
Since it’s going to be SO WEIRD to have July 4th in the middle of the workweek, I thought we could use something to get us into the patriotic spirit first thing that day! And that something are these fun star pastry pie turnovers. Made of puff pastry and cherry pie filling (store-bought or homemade) they are the perfect breakfast treat! I would actually liken them more to a turnover than a pie…flaky layers of buttery dough and ooey gooey cherry filling. My only frustration with these things was the amount of cherry pie filling I could fit into each star. I carefully placed four cherries in the middle of each and was able to just barely fit another star over the top and seal it shut. So it’s a little more puff pastry than filling but they are still quite delish.
Enjoy!
- 1, 21 oz. Can Cherry Pie Filling (you'll only need about ½ a cup..or double the recipe and use more!)
- 1, 17.3 oz. Box Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets (2 sheets total)
- 1 Egg White + 1 T. Water, whisked together (for egg wash)
- 1 T. Coarse Sugar (such as Sugar in the Raw)
- Flour (for dusting)
- Thaw puff pastry on kitchen counter for 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- On a lightly floured surface, unfold one sheet of puff pastry. (I did not roll it out any thinner, just unfolded and cut with my cookie cutter, but feel free to do so if you'd like...you might get a couple more turnovers that way.) Using a 5-inch star shaped cookie cutter (yes, you need a VERY large one), cut out four stars from the puff pastry sheet and place on the parchment lined cookie sheet. Brush egg wash onto edges of each star. Put one tablespoon of cherry pie filling (I literally picked out four cherries and placed in the middle of the stars..didn't want all that goo oozing out as it baked) in the middle of each star. Unfold the other puff pastry sheet and cut out four more stars. Place on top of the stars on the baking sheet. Crimp edges of the star with a fork to seal (I dipped the tines of the fork into the egg wash periodically). Brush egg wash onto the top of each star and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Using a sharp knife, cut a couple of small slits into the top of each star.
- Bake for 20 minutes, until tops and bottoms are golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes on baking sheet. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely or eat warm.