Cupid's Pillows

For the same women's breakfast we made the Blueberry Stuffed French Toast and Apple Tarts for, we made this delectable treat. I mentioned that the ladies considered the french toast to be the best dish served, but personally these pastries exceed even this favorite dish in flavor.

Cupid's Pillows

 



- Danish dough, we used home made but store bought will work too.

- Fresh Raspberries

- Chopped Dark Chocolate

 

Preheat oven to 425F. Spread Danish dough 1/8 inch thin then cut into 3 inch squares. In the center of each square place 1-2 fresh raspberries and a large pinch of dark chocolate. Fold the squares in half diagonally and seal/score with the tines of a fork. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and bake cupid's pillows at 425F for 8-15 minutes, until golden brown.

 

Enjoy!

 

Blueberry Stuffed French Toast

This is something I first saw made by my parents for a women's breakfast at their church.  Out of the 6 dishes served that morning, this was by far the favorite among the ladies, and resulted in several catering requests. I proceeded to make this same recipe for the Easter brunch at my church, and once more it was a major hit.

 

Blueberry Stuffed French Toast

 

- 1 loaf portuguese sweet bread

- 1 8 oz bar cream cheese

- 3 cups blueberries (or other fruit of choice)

- 1 dozen eggs

- 2 cups heavy cream

- 1/3 cup maple syrup

 

Prepare the night before:

Cut or break the bread into bite size pieces.  Layer half the bread in a foil half pan. Spread the cream cheese over the bread, my mother rolls it out while chilled between two sheets of plastic wrap, I cut it up and spread chunks evenly over bread. Spread 2 cups of blueberries over cream cheese. Place remainder of bread in pan on top, you may need to press it down firmly to fit it all, then spread remaining berries on top.

 

In a large mixing bowl whisk together eggs, heavy cream and maple syrup. Slowly pour egg mixture over bread mixture in pan, be very careful as it takes a long time to seep in and is easy to spill over the edges. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight.

 

Morning of:

Preheat oven to 350F. Leave covered with foil for first half hour in oven, then uncover and bake for another half hour.

 

Enjoy!

 

Easy Fruit Tarts

 

 

 You can take the time to make your own puff pastry dough like my mom did for the first time I made these tarts for a church breakfast, but for these easy tarts, I used frozen puff pastry dough from the grocery store, and they went over just as well at the Easter brunch I served them at.

Easy Fruit Tarts

 

1 box frozen puff pastry dough, thawed



Fruit of choice (I used diced apples with cinnamon and granulated sugar and frozen mixed berries, thawed, drained and chopped with a little added granulated sugar.

Preheat oven to 350F. Roll puff pastry dough to 1/8 inch thickness.  Cut each sheet of dough into 12 squares. Use the squares to line muffin tins and fill with desired fruit mixtures. Bake at 350F for 10-20 minutes, until crust has puffed and turned golden brown.

Enjoy!

Berries and Bits

This is a recipe I picked up from my son's godfather's family.  Always a favorite at get-togethers, this combination of pudding, fresh berries, vanilla wafers and chocolate chips is beautiful in it's simplicity and yet decidedly decadent.

Berries and Bits

- 1 box Nilla Wafers

- Strawberries, diced, reserve some sliced and one whole for decoration (optional)

- Blueberries, reserve 1/2-1 cup for decoration (optional(

- Chocolate Chips

- Vanilla pudding

- Whipped Cream

Combine equal parts Vanilla Pudding and Whipped cream, making sure to save some whipped cream for decorating (optional).  Line the bottom of a small bowl with a single layer of wafers.  Cover wafers with a layer of pudding mixture.  Sprinkle strawberries and blueberries over the pudding then lightly sprinkle chocolate chips.  Continue layering wafers, pudding, berries and chips until you're less than a half inch from the top of the bowl, stop with a pudding layer if you plan to decorate and berries if you don't.  Use reserved berries and whipped cream to decorate to your liking.