Pastry-Wrapped Raspberry Crisps
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1/4 cup frozen vegetable shortening, cut into pieces
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 6 tablespoons raspberry preserves (with seeds)
- 1 6-ounce basket raspberries
- Sweetened whipped cream
- Combine flour, 1 teaspoon sugar and salt in processor.
- Add butter and shortening; process until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Transfer 1/2 cup of mixture to bowl and add 1 tablespoon sugar; reserve for topping.
- Cover; chill.
- Add water and lemon juice to mixture in processor; blend, using on/off turns, until moist clumps form.
- Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
- Wrap in plastic; chill until firm enough to roll, about 30 minutes.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Keep refrigerated.
- Let dough soften slightly before rolling out.)
- Place rack in lowest position in oven and preheat to 400F.
- Place preserves in medium bowl; stir to loosen texture.
- Fold in raspberries.
- Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness.
- Using 6-inch-diameter saucer as template, cut out four 6-inch-diameter rounds.
- Spoon 1/4 of raspberry filling (about 1/3 cup) in center of each round, leaving 1-inch border at edges.
- Working with 1 pastry at a time, fold dough over edge of filling, pinching dough at 1-inch intervals.
- Using spatula, transfer to heavy large baking sheet, spacing apart.
- Sprinkle reserved topping mixture over exposed filling of each pastry.
- Bake crisps until crusts are golden, about 35 minutes.
- Let stand on baking sheet 15 minutes.
- Transfer to plates; serve warm with whipped cream.
flour, sugar, salt, butter, vegetable shortening, water, lemon juice, raspberry preserves, basket raspberries, whipped cream
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pastry-wrapped-raspberry-crisps-2252 (may not work)