Chocolate-Orange Matchsticks
Submitted by sarawen
Crispy puff pastry sticks glazed with orange sugar and drizzled with melted chocolate. Makes 60 elegant little matchsticks with just 6 ingredients.
YIELD
60 servingsPREP
15 minCOOK
20 minREADY
40 minFancy-looking, dead simple to make. Puff pastry gets spread with a sweet orange glaze, sliced into thin matchstick strips, baked until golden and flaky, then drizzled with melted chocolate.
They come out looking like something from a European bakery window, but the whole process takes about 40 minutes from start to finish.
Makes 60 skinny little sticks, which means they’re ideal for parties, dessert platters, or gifting. The glaze recipe makes extra, so freeze the second half for your next batch.
Kitchen Tips
- Use a sharp knife and cut decisively through the pastry; dragging will compress the layers and they won’t puff as high
- Melt the chocolate in a plastic bag and snip the corner for a no-mess drizzle
- Pop the drizzled sticks in the freezer for 10 minutes to set the chocolate quickly
- Store in an airtight container with parchment between layers to keep them from sticking together
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
In medium bowl, mix sugar, egg white, orange peel and juice until well blended.
Unfold and place puff pastry sheet on cookie sheet.
With long metal spatula, spread half the glaze on puff pastry sheet.
Cover and freeze remaining glaze for another use.
With sharp knife, cut pastry into thirds, then lengthwise into ½ inch sticks.
Arrange on two cookie sheets.
Bake 15 minutes or until pastry is golden.
Remove to wire rack.
Meanwhile, place chocolate in small plastic food-storage bag.
In microwave, cook on HIGH 3 min.
With scissors, snip corner of bag.
Drizzle chocolate over pastry sticks.
Place in freezer 10 min or until chocolate is set.
Makes 60 sticks.
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