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Easter Puff Pastry Doves with Italian Pastry cream

Easter Puff Pastry Doves with Italian Pastry Cream are delightful Easter treats made with puff pastry and pastry cream, perfect for your Easter or Easter Monday menu, as well as a delicious snack during Lent.
Recipe Easter Puff Pastry Doves with Italian Pastry cream
  • Difficulty Medium
  • Preparation 20 minutes
  • Cooking 10 minutes
  • Servings for 4 servings

The Puff Pastry Doves with Pastry Cream are delicious and incredibly easy Easter desserts that are perfect to prepare for your 2025 Easter Menu or even for your 2025 Easter Monday Menu.

The Puff Pastry Doves with Cream recipe is quick and simple, ideal for making together with children. These treats are great not only as a fun Easter snack but also for Lent Sundays, delighting both kids and adults, especially those with a sweet tooth. This is a quick and easy Easter dessert you can prepare in advance by making the cream and cutting the pastry, then assemble just before serving to preserve the crispy texture of the puff pastry doves.

If you wish, you can enrich the Filled Puff Pastry Doves with a few chocolate chips sprinkled over the layer of pastry cream before closing them with the top half of the dove. You can also choose between a classic Vanilla Pastry Cream, a Citrus Pastry Cream, or infuse your cream with citrus zest for a fragrant twist.

Note on Ingredients: Puff pastry is widely available pre-rolled in most supermarkets, even outside of Italy. If you cannot find it, you can substitute with phyllo dough (though the texture will be crispier and lighter) or make your own at home. Italian pastry cream (crema pasticciera) is a smooth, rich custard made with milk, egg yolks, sugar, vanilla, and flour or cornstarch. If you have trouble finding ready-made Italian pastry cream, you can make it easily at home following a basic custard recipe. You can also use homemade or store-bought vanilla pudding as a substitute, though the result will differ slightly in flavor and texture.

Ingredients for 4 servings

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Method

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  1. To prepare the Puff Pastry Colombine with Cream, start by making the pastry cream. Place the seeds from a vanilla pod into a saucepan with milk and heat it until it’s almost boiling, but do not let it boil.
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  2. While the milk is heating on low heat, in another saucepan, combine the egg yolks with the sugar. Mix well using a spatula or whisk until the mixture is smooth and homogeneous. Once combined, add the sifted flour and cornstarch, mixing thoroughly to incorporate them.
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  3. Continuing to whisk, gradually add the warm milk in a steady stream. Mix everything well, then return the mixture to the heat. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the cream thickens.
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  4. Transfer the cream to a container, cover it immediately with plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent a skin from forming, and let it cool to room temperature.
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  5. While the pastry cream is cooling, roll out the sheet of Puff Pastry. Using the template provided here, cut out the colombine shapes with a sharp knife.
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  6. Place the colombine on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Brush them with a mixture of a beaten egg and a little milk, and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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  7. Bake the colombine in a preheated oven at 180°C (356°F) for 10-15 minutes, or until they are puffed up and golden brown. Once done, remove them from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.
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  8. Once they are cool, carefully cut the colombine in half with a sharp knife. Take the pastry cream, place it in a piping bag, and start filling the colombine.
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  9. Close the colombine and finish with a generous dusting of powdered sugar. Your Puff Pastry Colombine with Cream are now ready to be served and enjoyed. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!
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Variations and Alternatives

If you like, you can enhance the Puff Pastry Colombine with Cream by adding some chocolate chips on top of the layer of Pastry Cream.

Tips

To achieve perfect Puff Pastry Colombine, we recommend using a sharp knife both for cutting the shapes and for dividing them afterward.

It is crucial to make the Puff Pastry Colombine with Cream just before serving, as the moisture from the Pastry Cream could compromise the flakiness of the pastry.

Storage

You can prepare the Puff Pastry Colombine and the Pastry Cream in advance, assembling them just moments before serving. Once assembled, the Puff Pastry Colombine with Cream can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 day, but they will lose their crispness.

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