The dough for these jam pockets is flaky and soft, just like puff pastry. Unlike puff pastry, you can make this dough easily and fast, and you will get an amazing result 😀

Filling can be jam, Nutella or some other spread you enjoy! You can even do savory, why not?!

Ingredients

• 250 g (1 1/3 cup) all purpose flour
• 250 g (1 cup) butter, softened
• 250 g (1 cup) cottage cheese
• pinch of salt
• favorite jam (I had homemade plum jam for these beauties)

Preparation

1. Knead the dough from flour, butter and cottage cheese.
2. Wrap it in a cling wrap and let it rest in the fridge for an hour.
3. Roll the dough 4 mm thin and cut into squares.
4. Fold the the square edges inside and fill the middle with your favorite jam.
5. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven on 200 °C (395 °F) until the pockets get golden brown.

What is your favorite type of dessert? Which dough do you like the best?

If you think you have no baking skills, but would like to surprise your loved one(s) on Valentine’s day, this may be a solution to your problem(s)! Well, some of them, anyway…

With little time and good will, you could make these and surprise even yourself 😉

Ingredients (love potion #9)

All you need is (time, will and a little bit of love):

• 1 puff pastry sheet bought in the store (you want this quick, right?)
• jam of your desire (as tunes to your heart’s rhythm)
• 1 egg (that’s kind of a standard ingredient in cakes)
• a bit of dark chocolate to sprinkle the hearts (because love is sometimes bitter-sweet)

Preparation (you’ll have to work for it)

Though not a lot. You need time to invest in other areas after all. 😉

Roll the puff pastry on a floured surface. Make hearts with the larger heart mould. Spread some jam on one heart, cover with another heart.
Press the edges with a fork to keep the hearts closed. Unless you want broken hearts…
Beat the egg and brush it on the hearts.
Place them on a baking pan covered with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated oven for 10-12 min.

If you desire, melt a bit of dark chocolate on steam and sprinkle with the spoon on the hearts. You can sprinkle them whit icing sugar as well. That’s that bitter-sweet element we mentioned before 😉

I hope you will try to surprise yourself and make some puffy hearts this Valentine’s day :))

Enjoy 🙂