Baking · Finnish
Joulutorttukukat (Christmas pastry flowers)
These cute, flower-shaped Christmas pastries have jam in every bite. By varying the fillings, you can adapt these pastries to suit different seasons.
Smarrig KitchenMachine-translated, original language: Suomi.
Method
- 1
Thaw the pastry sheets according to the package instructions. Cut the pastry sheets in half.
- 2
Place a teaspoon of jam in the center of each square. Lift the corners of the dough square up and pinch them together. Press the seams closed with your fingers so that the square forms a tight pouch. If the dough feels dry, you can moisten the edges of the square with water if necessary.
- 3
Turn the pouch over, smooth side up. Using a sharp knife or scissors, make four evenly spaced cuts all the way to the bottom. After that, make another four cuts between the first cuts in the same way.
- 4
Twist every second petal to the left and every second petal to the right, so that the cut surface of the petals and the filling are visible, and a heart pattern is formed between the petals turned in opposite directions.
- 5
Brush the pastries with beaten egg if desired. Bake the flower pastries in a 225-degree oven for about 12 minutes. Let them cool for a moment.