Strawberry Pastries

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 package (17.3 ounces) frozen puff pastry sheets (1 sheet), thawed

  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds, finely chopped

  • 1 tablespoon sugar

  • 1 & 1/2 cups thawed, frozen whipped topping

  • 12 large strawberries, sliced

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Unfold pastry sheet onto flat baking stone. Combine almonds and sugar; sprinkle over dough. Lightly press almond mixture into dough.

  2. Using pastry cutter, cut dough lengthwise into three strips; cut strips crosswise into four squares for a total of 12 squares. Separate squares evenly over baking stone. Bake 16 - 18 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven; cool completely.

  3. Split open cooled pastry squares; arrange half of the strawberries over bottoms of shells. Top with whipped topping, remaining strawberries and tops of pastry shells.