Desserts And Good Food

      Make this easy pastry recipe for you next party using my homemade pineapple jam recipe. You are going to delight your friends.      dessertsandgoodfoodblogspot.com Ingredients: 1 box puff pastry 8 ounces cream cheese 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup simple syrup (recipe below) 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 egg white mixed with 1 tablespoon of water Defrost the puff pastry 20 minutes on the counter. Meanwhile in a small bowl mix the cream cheese and vanilla. Set aside. Lightly sprinkle the work surface with flour and unfold the puff pastry.  Lightly dust the rolling pin and roll over the dough a couple times to smooth out the surface. Cut the dough in 3 x 4 inch rectangle and put 1 teaspoon of the filling in the center. With the pastry brush lightly apply the egg wash over the edges of the pastry. Fold over the pastry and seal with a  fork. Apply egg wash over the turnov...

Pineapple is one of the fruits I grew up with and one of my favorites. When the harvest started you would find many vendors near the road selling the pineapples.  I have never tasted better pineapples than the ones that grew and still grow in Puerto Rico.   A few weeks ago I found some really nice pineapples in my supermarket and I decide to make a jam with them. I was surprised at how good this jam turned out.  My family was delighted with it as well.  Ingredients: 4 cups of pineapples, in chunks 4 cup of sugar 2 tablespoon of unsalted butter 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice Chill a small plate in your freezer to test the jam Pour the pineapple chunks in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the pineapple chunks are very small. I ended up with 4 cups of pineapple.      In a medium pot at medium high heat add the pineapple and bring to a boil stirring to prevent burning the jam. Skim the surface as necessary.Tu...