Description
Flaky puff pastry filled with sweet figs, tangy goat cheese, and fragrant thyme, sweetened with honey and finished with coarse and powdered sugar. These elegant hand pies are perfect for brunch or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 14 oz puff pastry sheet, thawed
- 1 tbsp flour, for dusting
- 10 oz figs, sliced
- 2 tbsp sugar
- Fresh thyme leaves
- 2 tbsp coarse sugar, for topping
- Powdered sugar, for garnish
- 5 oz goat cheese, at room temperature
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tsp water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, mix goat cheese with honey and vanilla until smooth.
- On a floured surface, roll puff pastry slightly and cut into 4×4 inch squares.
- Place a spoonful of cheese mixture in the center of each square. Top with fig slices, a sprinkle of sugar, and thyme leaves.
- Fold pastry into triangles or rectangles, pressing edges to seal. Crimp with a fork if desired.
- Brush with egg wash (egg beaten with water) and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
- Bake for 18–22 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
- Let cool slightly, then dust with powdered sugar. Drizzle with additional honey if desired.
Notes
- Use room temperature cheese for easy mixing.
- Don’t overfill pastries to avoid leaks.
- Freeze unbaked pasties for future use and bake from frozen.
- Slice figs thinly for cleaner folding and even texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pasty
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 35mg