Berry Pastry Squares
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
45 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
8
- Ingredients
- 3 cups Blueberries
- 3 Tbsps sugar
- 2 Tbsps water
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 ½ Tbsps Corn starch
- 8 ozs Puff pastry
- powdered sugar
Preparation steps
1.
Put 2/3 of the blueberries into a pan with the sugar, water and lemon juice. Heat gently, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil and remove from the heat.
2.
Mix the cornflour to a smooth paste with a little cold water. Whisk into the hot blueberry mixture. Return to the heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thick. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining blueberries. Set aside to cool.
3.
Heat the oven to 190°C (170° fan) 375°F gas 5. Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper.
4.
Roll out the pastry to a 30cm x 40cm| 12" x 16" rectangle. Cut into 8 x 10cm|4" squares. Place on the baking tray. Prick all over with a fork and sprinkle with icing sugar.
5.
Bake for 10 minutes. Carefully press the pastry down with a spatula and continue baking for a further 3-5 minutes, until golden. Cool on the baking tray for a few minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
6.
Sift a little icing sugar over the pastry squares. Spoon the blueberry mixture on top of the squares.
