Food Recipes Jammy Pastries The flaky toaster pastries of your childhood get a fancy upgrade with this easy recipe. By Ali Ramee Ali Ramee Ali Ramee has been developing and testing recipes for nearly a decade. Highlights: *Started out as a kitchen intern on America's Test Kitchen *Spent over two years as a line cook at Petit Crenn and FLOUR + WATER LLC *Spent two years as a sous chef and food stylist at Sun Basket *Is now a recipe tester at Meredith Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Published on December 16, 2020 Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Antonis Achilleos Hands On Time: 15 mins Total Time: 45 mins Servings: 8 It's actually quite simple to make these nostalgic treats. Just top rectangles of ready-made pie crust with a layer of cream cheese and your favorite jam. You'll finish each pastry off with a layer of icing for an indulgent treat that will take you back. Pro-tip: Make these your own by flavoring the cream cheese with easy mix-ins. Stir in cinnamon and top with mixed-berry jam or fold in a couple tablespoons of toasted chopped almonds and cardamom and pair with apricot preserves. Ingredients 1 (14.1-oz.) package refrigerated pie crusts All-purpose flour, for work surface 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened, divided ¾ cup jam of your choice (from 1 [10-oz.] jar) 1 cup (about 4 oz.) confectioners' sugar ¼ cup whole milk Directions Preheat oven to 375°F. Roll each pie crust into a 10- by- 12-inch rectangle on a lightly floured work surface. Place 1 dough rectangle on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper; spread dough with half of the cream cheese, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Spread jam over cream cheese. Top with remaining pie crust, lining up edges; seal edges together using a fork. Prick holes all over top. Bake until golden brown, 22 to 24 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes. Whisk together sugar, milk, and remaining cream cheese in a bowl; drizzle over pastry. Cut evenly into 8 rectangles. Print