Espoo Catering presents: Delicious Christmas pastries

Our product developer Ville has once again conjured up something new for Christmas! Here are three different Christmas pastry recipes to provide variety from the traditional recipe. You can shape the pastries any way you like, for example as stars, snowflakes or simple pockets. 

6 (puff) pastry sheets
1 bar of Fazer milk chocolate (Fazerin sininen)
1 can of vanilla crème
salted and roasted pistachio nuts

1. Thaw the pastry sheets as instructed on the packet.
2. Cut the thawed pastry sheets in half, creating squares.
3. Chop up two pieces of chocolate for each pastry square.
4. Add a teaspoon of vanilla crème and 4 or 5 (de-shelled) pistachios on each pastry square
5. Shape the pastries as you like.
6. Bake the shaped pastries at 200 °C for about 12 minutes or until a beautiful golden brown.

6 (puff) pastry sheets
1 Granny Smith apple
1 can of caramel crème
dried cranberries

1. Thaw the pastry sheets as instructed on the packet.
2. Cut the thawed pastry sheets in half, creating squares.
3. Dice the apple and distribute the cubes evenly on the pastry squares.
4. Add a teaspoon of caramel crème on each pastry and sprinkle 5 or 6 dried cranberries on top.
5. Shape the pastries as you like.
6. Bake the shaped pastries at 200 °C for about 12 minutes or until a beautiful golden brown.

6 (puff) pastry sheets
1 small persimmon
1 can of vanilla crème
dried cranberries

1. Thaw the pastry sheets as instructed on the packet.
2. Cut the thawed pastry sheets in half, creating squares.
3. Dice the persimmon and distribute the cubes evenly on the pastry squares.
4. Add a teaspoon of vanilla crème on each pastry and sprinkle 5 or 6 dried cranberries on top.
5. Shape the pastries as you like.
6. Bake the shaped pastries at 200 °C for about 12 minutes or until a beautiful golden brown.

See also our Christmas recipes from previous years:
The best Christmas cookie recipe
Christmas chocolate and pistachio brownies

Have a sweet Christmas!