Quick and easy peach pastries: A January treat solution

Puff pastry is a reliable lifesaver that works brilliantly for both sweet and savoury snacks. You can wrap anything in a convenient store-bought sheet—from fruits to sausages. For peach pastries, there's no need to wrap, making preparation even quicker and astonishingly simple.

You can add fresh or processed fruits to the pastry. Apples, strawberries, or raspberries require no prior preparation. Just wash them and place them on squares of dough. Cut the apple into smaller pieces.

Some fruits will be more delicious if sautéed in a pan first. Slice the pears and sauté them with a touch of sugar and cinnamon. It's also worthwhile cooking plums to make them soft, juicy, and sweet after baking. Figs, when pre-baked in an oven with honey or sugar, pair wonderfully with puff pastry too.

Longing for a quick, luxurious dessert? Simply mix homogenised cheese with instant pudding mix. Place it with a spoon on the puff pastry square and top with half a peach. Instead of the cheese, you can add cooked and cooled vanilla pudding. Make a thicker version with about 400 ml of milk to ensure it doesn't melt during baking.

From 1 sheet of dough and 1 tin of peaches, you can make 6 large square pastries. Prefer more, smaller portions? Cut the dough into smaller squares and the tinned peaches into slices.

Ingredients:

• 1 sheet of puff pastry,
• 1 tin of peaches,
• 1 egg.

Preparation:

1. Unroll the puff pastry onto parchment paper and cut into squares. Arrange them with gaps on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
2. Place half a peach in the centre of each pastry. Brush the top with beaten egg.
3. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees Celsius for 15-20 minutes.