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Chocolate and Macadamia Star Pastry

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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12
Author: Swah

Ingredients

  • 4 sheets of store bought puff pastry thawed
  • 1/2 jar of chocolate macadamia spread
  • 1 egg white
  • 1/4 cup macadamias chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • Spread out your 4 sheets of thawed puff pastry on the counter and using a larger dinner plate as a guide, trim each sheet into a circle with a sharp knife.
  • Lay the first circle of pastry onto a sheet of baking paper and spread a generous layer of chocolate macadamia spread, leaving 1cm clear around the edge.
  • Place your second sheet of pastry on top and repeat this process until you have 3 chocolatey layers.
  • Place the final sheet of pastry on top and gently press down.
  • Next, place a water glass in the centre of the circle. Use a sharp knife to cut the pastry into quarters, leaving the centre intact. Then, divide each quarter into 4 equal parts, creating 16 equal parts or "petals".
  • To braid the dough, take 2 petals and twist them in the opposite direction of each other, creating 2 ribbons of chocolate spread on each petal. Repeat this process on all 16 petals. Tuck each edge of the petals under themselves, pinching the seams.
  • Carefully transfer to a baking sheet.
  • Brush dough with egg white and sprinkle with chopped macadamia nuts, then bake for 20 minutes.
  • After 20 minutes, rotate the baking tray and cover pastry with aluminium foil.
  • Lower the oven temperature to to 150°C and bake for 25-35 minutes, or until the puff pastry is golden brown.
  • Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.