Lemon Braid
Author: ©MakeMineLemon.com
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- 1 sheet of puff pastry
- ½ cup lemon curd
- 1 tablespoon confectioners sugar – make it pretty.
- 4 oz mascarpone
- A pinch of salt (anytime you have sweet you need a pinch of salt for balance.)
- 1 yolk and 1 tablespoon of water to brush the top pastry for browning.
- Preheat oven to 400 °F.
- Defrost puff pastry in the refrigerator the night before you intend to use it.
- On a sheet of parchment lay out the pastry.
- On each side make equal slanted cuts about a third of the way into the pastry.
- Leave the middle third to spread the mascarpone and lemon curd.
- Tuck the end over so the mascarpone and lemon curd does not leak out the end of the braid.
- Then take a strip from each side and lay one strip over the other strip.
- Place the braid back in the refrigerator to make sure it is cold.
- Brush with the beaten yolk and a tablespoon of water.
- Move the pastry with the parchment paper on to a baking sheet.
- Then place in the oven and bake until it puffs and turns brown, about 18 - 20 minutes.
- Remove when browned and let cool on a cooling rack.
- When cool sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.
Be sure to keep your puff pastry cold so it will puff properly.
Recipe by Make Mine Lemon at https://www.makeminelemon.com/lemon-braid/
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