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Sugar syrup is made by placing the 2 tbsp.
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sugar with 1/4 cup water and bring to a boil and reduce until you have the 2 tbp.
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s needed for recipe.
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Pre set oven to 425 degrees.
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Roll out puff pastry.
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(this you can prepare or by frozen at the grocery store) Roll out thin as possible to a large rectangle.
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Place onto a large baking sheet, letting it over hang on all sides slightly.
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Prick the dough all over well.
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Chill ten minutes.
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Bake chilled cold dough for 12 minutes until lightly browned.
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Loosen pastry and turn over and then place back onto the baking sheet with bottom up-- Place back in the oven another 6 minutes.
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Transfer to a wire rack and cool.
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When cool, trim edges, and the make three even long strips.
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This pastry should be thoroughly cooked, so it is a nice deep brown and crisp.
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Crush all the trimmings and set aside for decoration around the outside edges when finished.
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Spread two strips of pastry with jam.
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Spread half the whipped cream over one jam covered portion.
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Place the second jam strip onto the whipped cream one.
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Press down slightly so it won't slide off the first layer.
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Spread the reaming whipped cream onto the second layer and top with the third plain layer.
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Press again to adhere.
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Make icing with ppowdered sugar and just enough of the sugar syrup until it spreads easily.
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Add the vanilla.
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Warm the icing until tepid, it should coat a spoon should not be thick, if it is add a bit more water.
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Spread quickly over the top of the third layer.
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And at once sprinkle crushed puffed pastry down the top edges on each side.
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Chill-- Cut into 2 inch slices to serve.
