Yields 9 Pastries
Active Time: 30 minutes
Bake Time: 15 minutes
Difficulty Level: Advanced

Ingredients

• 3 oz Buholzer Brothers® Gouda Cheese
• 1 box frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 tbsp strawberry preserves
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 9 small fresh strawberries, hulled
• Confectioners’ sugar

Directions

1. Heat oven to 400°F. Line a 15 x 10-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
2. Cut gouda into 9 cubes, about 3/4-inch each. Set aside.
3. Unfold one puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Cut out nine pastries with a 3-inch flower cookie cutter. Transfer to prepared pan; chill flowers. Repeat unfolding and cutting steps with the remaining pastry.
4. Cut windows, removing centers from nine flowers with a 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter. Save pastry scraps for a different dish. (See recipe tip.)
5. Brush edges of the solid flowers with water; top with window flowers. Place 1/2 teaspoon strawberry preserves into the center of each flower; top centers with reserved gouda cubes. 
6. Brush egg wash on the pastry of each flower. Bake for 10 minutes. Press a strawberry into the center of each flower. Bake for 4-5 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool slightly on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners’ sugar. Serve warm.

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