Raspberry Cream-Cheese Puffs
Need a vegetarian side dish? Raspberry Cream-Cheese Puffs could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 460 calories, 9g of protein, and 29g of fat. Head to the store and pick up puff pastry, egg, raspberry jam, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.
Instructions
With an electric mixer, beat together Neufchtel cheese and granulated sugar until fluffy.
Add flour, egg and vanilla extract, then mix at medium speed until blended. Set aside.
Roll out pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface to a 16-by-11-inch rectangle.
Transfer to a large baking sheet. With a short end toward you, spoon cheese mixture lengthwise down center third of dough. Spoon jam in a line down center. With a knife or pastry wheel, cut 5 horizontal slashes on each side of filling, beginning on outside of dough, cutting toward middle to within 1/2 inch of filling. Crisscross strips over filling, overlapping for a braided effect.
Bake pastry until puffy and golden, about 30 minutes.
Let cool for 15 minutes on pan on rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar just before cutting crosswise and serving.