There's nothing better than the fresh, sweet goodness of just picked peaches. I was lucky enough to find some beautiful yellow cling peaches grown in neighboring New Jersey at the green market Saturday.
I ate a few straight, on cereal and with plain yogurt lightly sweetened with lavender honey. Heaven.
They were perfect. No blemishes. No bruises. No soft spots. And the flavor -- crisp, tart-sweet. Pastry perfect!
Last night I knew I had to make a pastry. It was late and I was tired, not really in the mood for making a crust from scratch, but I got the flour out.
Then I remembered the puff pastry dough stashed in my freezer for just such occasions. Puff pastry dough in the freezer is a life saver. It's ideal for those moments when you want to pull out all the stops and look like the kitchen goddess you are (when you're not exhausted from work or other silliness).
You'll look like you were up to your elbows in flour and butter (at least to people who don't bake anyway)!
Perfect Rustic Peach-Blueberry Pastry
1 cup, cleaned and drained blue berries
1 1/2 cup peeled and quartered peaches
1/2 cup sugar (less if you want more fruit flavor)
1 teas cinnamon
1/4 stick butter
1 sheet frozen puff pastry dough
Preheat oven to 400 degrees (My oven runs hot so I lower the temperature to 375, so adjust temperature according to the temperament of your appliance).
Put the frozen dough in the microwave and defrost on low for roughly 40-80 seconds, depending on how "high" your microwave runs. My pastry is perfect, still slightly frozen but manageable without being too sticky, at 80 seconds.
Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface then transfer to a baking sheet. I always put mine on parchment to help get it where it needs to go after baking without the drama of tearing or sticking.
Mix fruits, sugar and cinnamon, then pile onto the crust, dot with pieces of the butter, and overlap crust corners like folding a piece of paper. With kitchen shears, cut tiny slits on the diagonal.
Bake for approximately 30-40 minutes or until golden brown on top.
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