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🍰 Crispy Cherry Pockets from the Air Fryer

433 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Place the cherries in a sieve and let them drain well.
  2. 2. Unroll the puff pastry and cut it in half lengthwise.
  3. 3. Cut two pieces of baking paper to fit exactly into the air fryer basket.
  4. 4. Whisk the egg yolk with the milk in a small bowl.
  5. 5. Place one piece of pastry on one of the prepared baking paper pieces.
  6. 6. In a separate bowl, mix the drained cherries with the cornstarch and sugar.
  7. 7. Spread one teaspoon of breadcrumbs on the lower half of the pastry, but leave a border of about one centimeter free.
  8. 8. Place half of the cherries on the breadcrumb-covered area.
  9. 9. Sprinkle another teaspoon of breadcrumbs over the cherries.
  10. 10. Brush the free pastry and breadcrumb border all around with the egg yolk-milk mixture.
  11. 11. Fold the free pastry area over the cherries.
  12. 12. Press the border firmly all around with the tines of a fork to seal it.
  13. 13. Place the cherry pocket on the baking paper in the fryer basket.
  14. 14. Bake the pocket at 175 degrees Celsius for 8 minutes.
  15. 15. Carefully turn the cherry pocket over.
  16. 16. Brush the top side with the remaining egg yolk-milk mixture.
  17. 17. Sprinkle flaked almonds over the surface.
  18. 18. Bake the pocket at 175 degrees Celsius for another 8 minutes.
  19. 19. Dust the finished pocket with one teaspoon of powdered sugar.
  20. 20. Repeat the process with the remaining ingredients to bake a second cherry pocket.
  21. 21. Serve the cherry pockets lukewarm with stiffly whipped cream and some cinnamon sugar.

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