Ingredients

  • 2 half pints raspberries
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange flavored liqueur
  • 8 ounces creme fraiche, to serve
  • 6 Cinnamon Elephant Ears (see recipe)
  • 1 cup sugar, divided
  • Pinch kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 sheet puff pastry, defrosted (recommended: Pepperidge Farm)

Method

  • Pour the raspberries in a bowl and add the sugar and orange flavored liqueur.
  • Stir lightly.
  • Gently mash half the raspberries with a fork.
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow to sit for about 1 hour until softened and juicy.
  • To serve, fill the bottom half of a stem glass with the raspberries and spoon a dollop of creme fraiche on top, and place a Cinnamon Elephant Ears cookie on top of the creme fraiche.
  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
  • Combine 1/2 cup of the sugar and kosher salt and pour it over a flat surface such as a wooden board or marble slab.
  • Unfold the sheet of puff pastry onto the sugar mixture.
  • Combine 12 cup of the sugar and the cinnamon and spread it evenly on the puff pastry.
  • This is not about sprinkling, it's about an even covering of sugar.
  • With a rolling pin, lightly roll the dough until it's a 13-inch square and the sugar is pressed into the puff pastry on top and bottom.
  • Fold the sides of the square toward the center so they go halfway to the middle.
  • Fold them again so the two folds meet exactly at the middle of the dough.
  • Then fold one half over the other half as though closing a book.
  • You will have 6 layers.
  • Slice the dough into 38-inch slices and place the slices, cut side up, on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
  • Bake the cookies for 6 minutes, or until caramelized and brown on the bottom, then turn with a spatula and bake for another 3 to 5 minutes, until caramelized on the other side.
  • Transfer to a baking rack to cool.