How to make French pastries with mascarpone and strawberries step by step

Step 1 - preparations

• Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan-assisted) or 210°C (top-bottom heat).
• Take the puff pastry out of the fridge about 20-30 minutes beforehand.
  approx 300 g puff pastry

Step 2 - preparing the pastries

• Unroll it, transfer it to a large baking tray lined with baking paper, and remove the paper it was wrapped in.
• With a sharp knife, cut the dough into roughly two equal strips along the longer side.
• Cut the strips in half - to get a total of 8 pieces of dough.
  
• You can now fold the pieces of dough in half to form triangles - in that case, it's good to press them lightly so that the dough sticks together slightly. You can also bake the pastries as squares/rectangles.
  
• Bake the pastries for about 20-25 minutes - until they are golden brown and have risen significantly.
• After baking, cool the pastries.

Step 3 – Assembling the cookies

• Cut the cooled cookies in half using a sharp knife (preferably a serrated one).
  
• Place the mascarpone, heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla into a tall bowl.
  250 g mascarpone cheese, 250 ml heavy cream, approx 50 g powdered sugar, vanilla extract
  
• Whip them together into a thick cream.
  
• If you have piping tips, transfer the frosting into a piping bag fitted with a tip.
  
• Pipe or spread the cream onto the cookies.
  
• Wash the strawberries and cut them into smaller pieces.
  approx. 300 g strawberries
  
• Top with the fruit
  
• Top with the other half of the cookie and finish by dusting with powdered sugar.