When I was little my mum used to drive to Illawong Bakery and buy me a french pastry heart. Well now I am engaged! and tomorrow I am having a work morning tea to celebrate. I decided to take along a little plate of these, and they are so easy and quite cheap to make.
When I was searching for a recipe I quickly discovered that this is quite a famous little snack in Buffalo, New York. Well, you learn something new every day.
Ingredients:
* 1/3 cup sugar
* 1 tsp. cinnamon
* 1 sheet puff pastry dough, thawed if frozen (I just keep going with a pack of 6)
* 3 Tbsp. butter, melted
Preparation:
Line baking tray with baking paper. Combine sugar and cinnamon in small bowl.
Brush pastry sheet with melted butter and sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top. You can be very generous with the sugar!
Starting with the longest sides, roll up each side until the rolls meet in the center. Refrigerate dough 5-10 minutes or until dough is firm.
Preheat oven to 190 degrees. With a knife, gently cut the pastry roll into 16 slices. Place slices, cut side down, 4cm apart on baking paper. Pinch bottom edge of each slice to form a heart shape. Drizzle hearts with remaining 1 Tbsp. butter and sprinkle with any remaining cinnamon sugar.
Bake at 190 degrees for 10-18 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack to cool completely; store at room temperature.
Ice and add sprinkles!