Berries in a Pastry Basket!
This dessert looks like a big deal but is actually very easy. Serve with whipped cream, recipe below. You can find fillo dough (sometimes spelled phyllo)in the frozen sections of most markets.
Ingredients
Pastry Baskets:
- 1 package frozen phyllo dough (I use the fillo brand) thawed to package instructions
- ½ cup melted butter
- ⅓ cup granulated organic sugar
Berries with Zest
- 3 cups fresh berries, in any combination you wish
- ¼ cup confectioners (powdered) sugar
- 1-2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest
Whipped Cream:
- ½ pint heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
Instructions
Pastry Baskets:
- Make sure dough is thawed, preheat oven to 350 degrees and place oven rack in lower third of oven
- Unroll thawed dough. Gently peel 3 sheets dough off the stack and set on counter or larger cutting board
- Brush the top sheet with melted butter from edge to edge, and sprinkle with sugar, place 3 more sheets of dough on top of the sheets you just prepared, brush with butter sprinkle with sugar
- Use a knife to cut the dough into six - four inch squares (you may have leftovers, depending on the size of your dough) Tuck each dough square into a cupcake tin and bake until slightly golden (about ten minutes)
While Baskets Bake: Prep Fruit
- If using strawberries, thinly slice them. Pour all berries into a big bowl. Drizzle with fresh lemon juice, sprinkle with sugar and stir. Add orange zest, mix again, set aside
Prep Whipped Cream:
- Place all ingredients in a bowl and use either a whisk or hand mixer to beat until desired consistency is achieved.
- Right before serving place pastry baskets on tray, fill with berries, top with whipped cream