Lobster Tail Pastry Recipes

LOBSTER TAIL PASTRY

Steps:

• 1. Large mixing bowl ~ combine both flours, sugar & salt. Mix well, then cut in butter until dough is well blended. Slowly add the water.
• 2. Knead until dough is firm. Form into a ball, cover with saran wrap and chill for 2 hours in refrigerator.
• 3. In medium saucepan, add milk and bring to boil. Slowly stir in the semolina. Whisk constantly until smooth. Simmer 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into a large bowl and cool.
• 4. When mixture is cool, add ricotta (passed through a sieve), egg, sugar, lemon zest, and sugar. Beat well then set aside.
• 5. Remove dough and divide into 2 equal parts. ' Place on pastry board (dusted) and roll into an 18 inch square. Dough will be very thin, brush with butter.
• 6. Roll like jelly roll and cut roll into 3-4 inch pieces. Place on piece in hand, press thumb into middle of pastry and push it down to form a hole like a sugar cone shape. Fill center with filling. Fold the "cone" until the open edges touch. Gently press to seal. Place dough down onto pastry board and gently pull out the sides of the front to form a shell. Brush the tops with beaten egg yolk. Repeat with other tails until filling is gone.
• 7. Preheat oven to 425*. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and place the shells on the parchment paper and bake for 15 minutes or until brown. Let the pastry cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then place on rack. Serve when cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

AUTHENTIC ITALIAN SFOGLIATELLE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt. Add water and honey, and then mix to create a stiff dough. Then gradually add water.
• Place the dough on the counter and knead until it's smooth and supple. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, split the dough into 4 pieces. Get one piece, then roll through a pasta machine. Roll using the widest setting, then fold in half and roll again. Do the same on each dough. Repeat this process until you create smooth sheets by gradually decreasing the width on each roll.
• When the sheet is at 1mm thick, lay it on the surface and apply a thin layer of lard or butter. Create thin sheets of the other doughs as well and roll them into similar thin layers.
• Roll up the first thin sheet to create a tight sausage shape.
• Next, wrap the next thin dough sheet around the original sausage shape pastry dough, layering up to create one large cylinder. Cover with a saran wrap and chill for 1 to 2 hours for the pastry to firm up.
• Now, to make the filling. Place the milk, sugar, and salt in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Add the semolina flour until it thickens and becomes smooth. After it has cooled down, transfer to a bowl. Then, add the remaining ingredients, stirring all the while to create a smooth, thick filling. Set aside, preferably inside the fridge.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Bring out the pastry roll and cut them into 1 cm-thick pieces. Use your fingers, greased with lard or butter, to make an impression on the center to create a cone shape.
• Get the filling and scoop a spoonful into the hollow and press the edges of the pastry together to lock. Repeat these for the rest, and line up all pastries on the tray.
• When you're done putting filling on all the dough pieces, bake the pastries for about 30 minutes.
• When done, allow to cool for only a couple of minutes before sprinkling them with confectioner's sugar. Serve immediately.

LOBSTER TAIL SEMOLINA PASTRY

Steps:

• Combine flours, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Mix well. Add butter, cutting it into the dough until blended. Slowly add water.
• Knead until firm.
• Form into a ball, cover, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Place a saucepan over medium heat. Add milk.
• Bring to a boil and slowly add semolina flour. Stir constantly so as to avoid lumps.
• Simmer three to four minutes, remove from the heat, pour into a bowl and allow to cool.
• After five minutes add ricotta (which has been passed through a sieve), egg, sugar, candied fruit, and sugar to semolina. Beat well. Set aside.
• Remove dough from refrigerator. Divided it into two equal parts.
• Place on a dusted pastry board and roll with a rolling pin into an 18 inch square.
• It will become very, very, thin. Brush the thin pastry with butter.
• Begin at one end and roll it like a jelly roll. Cut the roll into a number of 3-4 inch pieces.
• Pick up one piece of the dough in your hand.
• Press your thumb in the center of the pastry and push it down to form a hole like a cup. Fill the cup with 2 tablespoons of filling. Fold the cup until the open edges touch. Gently press the edges together to seal the pastry.
• Set it inches front of you. Gently pull out the sides of the front to form a shell. Brush the top with beaten egg yolk. Repeat above until all pastry and filling are used.
• Preheat over to 425 degrees.
• Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Place the shells on the paper and bake for 15 minutes or until brown.
• Let the pastry cool on the cookie sheet for five minutes. It will harden a bit. Then place on a rack.
• When ready to serve and completely cool, sprinkle with confectioners sugar.