project 38......danish breakfast pies

This one is dedicated to my colleague, Sizwe at work.  He used to buy muffins from a take-away shop on a daily basis, spending quite a lot of money on that. 

Then one day I asked him why he does not make his own, as one of our local instant mix brands taste exactly as the ones he's buying......

So geared up with this cheats version in his pocket, he went to visit his mom.....offered to bake......discarded the evidence.......and had the whole families ooh's and ah's!   He even took a photograph to come and show me the results!

I told him about these danish breakfast pies, and this was going to be his attempt this past weekend!

These are really easy and although it says 'breakfast pies', they can be enjoyed all day long.

Another cheat version, but tasting well enough for a house full of men!

You will need a roll of puff pastry, some jam of your choice, and some icing sugar to dust when it comes out of the oven.

Spread your pastry open and divide it in6-8 equal squares with a knife.  Spread the whole surface with jam.  Take all your squares and make cuttings from the four corners to the centre of each square.  Do not cut it right through the centre as your cake will break. It will look like 4 triangles now. Take one end of the first triangle and fold it over to the middle.  Then the same end of the  next one, then the next, then the next. Press the four points in the middle together. This will form a fan.  I used small balls of dough to keep them together as I had leftovers, but it is not necessary.   You can even cut little hearts for valentines, or Christmas trees, whatever you feel like.

Bake it in a hot oven 200*C until it is golden brown. and puffed out.  Dust with icing sugar when it comes out of the oven.  Enjoy!  I am sure you are going to make this again as they are just so easy!