Azoresgal~Life on an Island

These are easy and simple to make.  Beautiful and so delicious,  a puff pastry heart filled with  whipped cream and strawberry jam.  They are the perfect little treat to make for your Valentine! Ingredients: 1 sheet of puff pastry 1 Egg  ( for egg-wash ) 1-2 tbsp of sugar 1 cup of whipping cream 1-2 tbsp of icing sugar or more to taste  Strawberry Jam more icing sugar for topping Directions: Preheat your oven to 425 F or 220C.  Unroll  pastry sheet and cut out hearts/ or squares Prick each heart with a fork and then brush  the hearts with the beaten egg, sprinkle with sugar.  Place the hearts on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake in your oven for 12/15 minutes  or until they are risen and turn golden, allow them to cool. Split when cool.   Next add 1 to 2 tbsp of icing sugar to the whipping cream and beat till fluffy.   Then to one of the halves, dollop on some whipped...

Cracker what ?? You read that right, a cracker pudding! This dessert is a classic from my childhood, my mom and my aunts always made this for our family parties,birthdays, BBQs. It is fantastic, lots of layers,  nice and light but not to sweet and super easy to make. If you don't tell your guests it is made with saltine crackers, they will think it is puff pastry. The crackers soften up, don't worry they do not get mushy, they flake up, ending up with a puff pastry texture. You will not regret making this, your friends and family will love it ! I promise! Saltine crackers 2 small pkg.  Jello vanilla instant pudding (+ 4 cups of milk) Large tub of  cool whip Topping (pie filling, or fresh fruit) Mix the pudding as directed on the boxes. Put a thin layer of cool whip in a 9x13 pan. Just enough to keep crackers in place. Now start the layers.... 1-Crackers 2-1/2 the cool whip 3-Crackers 4-1/2 the pudding 5-Crackers 6-Rest of pudding 7-Cracker...