PUFF PASTRY SNOWFLAKE BREAD WITH RASPBERRY FILLING

Steps:

• Defrost the puff pastry dough according the instructions on the box.
• Remove one sheet of the puff pastry from the package. On a floured work surface, using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the puff pastry gently into a 10" square. Using a sharp knife cut a 10" circle. Place the circle on a piece of parchment paper, brush a thin coat of beaten egg on the surface, then evenly spread the raspberry filling, leaving ¼" of bare puff pastry around the perimeter.
• Remove the second sheet of puff pastry from the refrigerator and the package and repeat the same rolling and cutting into the same size circle. Place it on top of the first filling-covered circle.
• Place a 2" to 2½" round cookie cutter in the center of the dough circle as a guide (you can also use a small drinking glass for this). With a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut the circle first into four equal wedges, then each wedge into four more wedges so you end up with 16 wedges total, making sure to leave the pastry under the cookie cutter uncut.
• Using your two hands, lift two adjacent wedges and twist them away from each other twice, then pinch the ends together to reconnect them. Repeat with the remaining wedges so that you end up with eight pairs of twisted wedges. Your puff pastry should look like a snowflake shape with eight points. Remove the cutter and transfer the pastry with the parchment on a baking sheet.
• Preheat the oven to 400°F and position an oven rack in the center of the oven. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator while the oven is preheating.
• Brush the pastry with a thin coat of the beaten egg. Sprinkle with some pearl sugar. Pinch again the points to reshape, if necessary. Bake it for 15-20 minutes, or until it is puffed and nicely golden brown.
• Remove it from the oven and allow it to cool slightly for about 10 minutes before you dust with a little confectioners' sugar (optional).
• Stir together the confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons milk in a small bowl, adding up to 1 tablespoon more milk or confectioners' sugar if needed so that the glaze is the correct consistency to slowly drizzle off the end of the spoon. Drizzle the glaze all over the snowflake bread and let it harden, about 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.