I converted this recipe, that I found via Pinterest, from blueberries to huckleberries — much better tasting with huckleberries!!
Huckleberry Cream Cheese Pastries
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16
Ingredients
For the pastries:
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups fresh huckleberries
- 3/4 cup fig jam
- 1 (17.3-ounce) package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed
- 1 large egg
For the glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4 teaspoons whole milk
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Instructions
Make the pastries:
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
- Add the sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla to the bowl and beat until combined. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, warm the fig jam just until it has thinned slightly.
- Place the huckleberries in a medium bowl then pour the fig jam on top and stir until the berries are thoroughly coated. Set aside.
- Roll out each sheet of thawed puff pastry on a lightly floured work surface until it is a 10-inch square.
- Cut each square into four smaller squares, then cut each smaller square in half diagonally to form eight triangles from each sheet of pastry.
- Place the pastry triangles on the lined baking sheets then prick each triangle several times with a fork, leaving a 1/2-inch un-pricked border around the edges.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg with 1 tablespoon water. Brush each triangle all over with the eggwash then spread a portion of the cream cheese mixture in the centers of each triangle, leaving a 1/4-inch border around the edges.
- Top the cream cheese with a portion of the huckleberry mixture, spreading it evenly across the cream cheese.
- Bake the pastries for 15 to 18 minutes, or until golden brown and puffed around the edges. Transfer the pastries to a baking rack to cool while you make the glaze.
Make the glaze:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk and lemon juice until combined. If the glaze is still too thick, whisk in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until it is thin enough to drizzle.
- Once the pastries have cooled completely, use a small spoon or fork to drizzle the glaze atop the pastries. Serve immediately.
Find the original recipe, with more pictures, here