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I Am Canadian.
Date: Feb. 13th 2010
Category: Dessert and Pastry
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Last night, in Vancouver, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games had their ceremonial opening with the lighting of a torch inside B.C. Stadium and another outside, by Vancouver’s waterfront.
I am an Olympics fanatic, regardless of where they’re held, but put them in my country, Canada, and it just adds a whole new meaning for me.
While I am so proud of my Italian heritage, I am Canadian.
To honour the 2010 Vancouver Games, I wanted to bake something, but had some difficulty finding the appropriate treat to express my excitement. Not too long ago the Daring Baker’s made Nanaimo Bars, in honour of the Olympics, but I wanted to try something else.
Then, last week, I was in the grocery store and I spotted a box of a favourite childhood treat: Passion Flakies. The best way to describe these is by saying that they’re puff pastry sandwiches with a marshmellowy and jam filling.
I avoid these because I could easily eat a box by myself, which is a bad thing.
But I remembered how much I loved them and the fact that they are a Canadian confection so I immediately went home and tried to recreate them.
My version of Passion Flakies consist of puff pastry rounds (I used store-bought puff pastry) sandwiched together with marshmellow creme and cherry jam. I topped them off with a sprinkling of red sugar just in case I haven’t fully conveyed my Canadian pride yet.
So yes. I am a very proud Canadian. Enjoy the Olympics.
Go Canada Go!
Ciao!
Jam and Cream Puff Pastry Sandwiches
My take on Passion Flakies.
Note: The puff pastry that I buy comes in two small squares per box. However you buy your puff pastry, you’re going to want to roll it out to about a 1/4-inch thickness. If you can’t find marshmellow creme, use whipped cream. You can also use any flavour of jam you like. You will need a biscuit or cookie cutter (2-inches wide) and some sheets of parchment paper
1 sheet of frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 cup marshmellow creme
1/2 cup cherry jam
1 egg for egg wash
coarse sugar for sprinkling
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Roll the puff pastry out to a 1/4 inch thickness. Using a biscuit cutter or cookie cutter, cut out as many circles as you can. Reroll your scraps and cut out more circles.
Place the circles on a parchment-lined baking sheet and prick each circle with a fork. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle on coarse sugar. Cover the circles with another sheet of parchment paper and bake in the centre of the oven for 15 minutes, or until golden and puffed.
Remove from the oven and let cool.
Once cool, sandwich circles together with a heaping spoonful of marshmellow creme and a spoonful of jam.
Enjoy!
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02/13/10 at 4:36 pm
These are so refreshing looking! I promise to make some soon.
02/13/10 at 5:03 pm
Hell yeah! Let’s go Canada! Especially our hockey boys (and girls)!!!!!
02/13/10 at 5:25 pm
Those look especially tasty, creamy and wonderful! I’d love one of those with a coffee right now.
02/13/10 at 6:29 pm
You should be proud. The opening ceremonies were wonderful. Canada is a gorgeous country!
02/13/10 at 7:13 pm
Mmm… what a nice tribute. I’m truly proud also to be Canadian and incredibly lucky to call Vancouver home to witness this great event in my home town.
02/14/10 at 7:25 am
I will be trying these..love them…Perfect tribute to the Games…
02/14/10 at 7:51 am
It’s a winner. Gold for you. Go Canada! I love the Olympics, and I’m glad they are in Canada this time. It’s so exciting. Go USA too.
02/14/10 at 7:53 am
Very inviting and tasty…Happy Valentine’s Day…bye Luciana
02/14/10 at 7:55 am
I have every ingredient in the house - so I think this is fate. Canada has “wowed” me - which I expected. Vancounver is on my radar to visit and has been for some time. Oh Canada - you are amazing!
02/14/10 at 7:58 am
Those look lovely!
Cheers,
Rosa
02/14/10 at 5:37 pm
FUN. I have a little boy who would ADORE those. I can imagine his sticky face and fingers now!
02/14/10 at 11:36 pm
These look like such delicious treats…I can imagine finishing a box of these too!
Enjoy the Olympics!
02/15/10 at 5:58 am
I like the look of these Ivonne. I think I need to make some.
02/15/10 at 11:31 am
Wow…these look incredible. I will definitely be giving these a try soon.
Beautiful photography.
02/15/10 at 1:50 pm
I once felt a canadian too (lived there for 3 years) so i got all emotional with the opening ceremony … these look delicious, i’d love to try and make these !
02/16/10 at 6:39 pm
[…] days late posting my February 2010 DC challenge but it’s not my fault. Between posting about how proud I am to be a Canadian and how much I love all of you, it took me awhile to get to the DC […]
02/17/10 at 12:14 pm
Oh, I think I might have to make these for a fun event - homemade marshmallow creme and puff pastry…sounds perfect!
02/17/10 at 2:08 pm
Awww… what a darling expression of national pride. I’m glad that Canada (and Vancouver in particular) is getting some well-deserved time in the international spotlight, because you guys have great things going on up there.
02/19/10 at 10:57 am
simple and beautiful!
02/20/10 at 8:01 am
Passion Flakies were a staple of my childhood lunc hbag, along with Jos. Louis and Ah Caramels! I haven’t thought of them in years, as last time I had them I found the chemically, artificial taste off-putting. These however, look fabulous! I have recently discovered a love for cherry jam and I have some homemade puff pastry in my freezer. I’m away for work right now, but I see these happening soon after I get home. And YAY for the Olympics iin Canada–I’m loving it too! Great post:)
02/21/10 at 8:13 pm
i am canadian too@
02/23/10 at 2:22 am
Oh wow I am in heaven! They are gorgeous and too too luscious looking! Fantastic treat! And I so wish I was Canadian
Am in the process of convincing husband that we should pick up and move there - and how all Canadians are such cool, nice people.
02/27/10 at 9:12 am
Canada is doing a wonderful job hosting the Olympics, I loved the opening ceremony and I am enjoying the games… you,also, are doing a wonderful job in honoring your country with these little morsels!!! I am definitely gonna try ‘em!! I will have to change up the cherry jam though, never been a fan but I am betting these lend themselves to many flavors!!!
Hugs, hope you are well!!!
03/6/10 at 6:09 am
im on holidays in australi right now (checking out all the great food places…!) but i still followed the olympics, too. especially figure ice-skating - did you see that poor canadian girl whose mother had just passed away? what a brave girl, my heart went out to her. great games altogether! im pretty sure all these athletes would have loved these lovely treats, too! who cares for medals when you can have deliciousness instead?!
07/2/10 at 7:24 pm
I’ve been craving these for soooo long! I googled the recipe and came across yours. I am so making them! Thank you for sharing the recipe!! I’m also an Italo-Canadian but I’m living in Germany, so I miss a lot of my favourite foods from back home. I try to recreate some favourites whenever I get a craving. But I do miss my Tim Horton’s most of all!
Thanks again for sharing.