Homemade Toaster Strudels

Really these are semi-homemade, unless you want to be really legit and make your puff pastry from scratch. But to be honest I’ve actually never made homemade puff pastry because I’ve heard it’s such a tedious process so I just go with the stuff in the freezer isle, and if you really want to splurge go with the butter puff pastry vs. the vegetable shortening.

Ingredients

2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
2/3 cup berry jam (blueberry, strawberry, raspberry, etc.)
2 tsp cornstarch
1 large egg
1 Tbsp water

Icing

1 1/2 Tbsp salted butter, melted
1 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp half and half, then more if needed
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp almond extract
Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone liners.
Place 1 sheet of puff pastry on a lightly floured surface and cut into 6 equal rectangles. In a small bowl whisk together jam with cornstarch then spoon 1 1/2 Tbsp jam over top of 3 of the rectangles, leaving about 1/2-inch rim around all edges uncoated. In a small bowl whisk together egg with 1 Tbsp water. Lightly brush rim (section around edges not covered with jam) with egg mixture (I just used my fingertip to brush because only a small amount is needed). Layer remaining puff pastry rectangles over jam coated puff pastry and press edges to seal, transfer to refrigerator while preparing second batch and repeat process with remaining sheet of puff pastry.
Brush tops of each strudel lightly with egg wash. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack until warm then drizzle icing over top.
For the icing, whisk together all ingredients in a small bowl until well blended. Add more half and half to thin as needed. Transfer to a small resealable bag and cut tip from one corner to drizzle.

Enjoy it..!!

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