Mini Orange Pochettes by Melissa D'arabian

Submitted by Sooz Cooks

"Melissa says: "SUPER easy...just a standard cream cheese pastry that you can fill with anything practically" Substitute any type of jelly or jam. Great recipe from the Next Food Network Star!!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 15 Pochettes

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, Room Temperature
• 8 ounces cream cheese, Room Temperature
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 15 teaspoons orange marmalade (I used a high quality bitter orange)
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar

directions

1. Cream the cream cheese and butter together with a hand mixer. Add flour slowly until dough forms. Do not over mix! Shape dough into a ball and let rest covered in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F,.
3. Roll out dough with rolling pin on floured surface. Cut out 3 inch circles.
4. Fill each dough circle with a small spoon of marmalade (or whatever you decide to use) and fold dough over to create a crescent.
5. Dip finger in tap water to help create a seal.
6. Bake for 15 minutes at 375, until golden. Let cool.
7. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and garnish with chocolate sauce if desired.

Reviews

[VVARELA]

I made this right after watching the show because they looked so delicious and so easy to make. I took them to work and everyone loved them. I use to live in Germany and nothing can top European pastries, next time I make i would like to try to brush on a little apricot preserves to sweeten up the crust, reading other reviews on foodnetwork, others said to add 1/4 c sugar to the mix I may give that a try as well as use it as a feeling along side the nutella.