White Chocolate Floating Islands

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. 2

   In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt.

3. 3

   Add the cold butter to the bowl and use a pastry blender or your fingers to work the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

4. 4

   Gradually pour in the cold water, stirring with a fork until the dough comes together in a ball.

5. 5

   Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few times until it becomes smooth and pliable.

6. 6

   Roll the dough out to a thickness of about 3 mm and use a cookie cutter or the rim of a glass to cut out circles of dough.

7. 7

   Place the dough circles on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until lightly golden.

8. 8

   While the pastry is baking, melt the white chocolate chips in a double boiler or in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between each interval.

9. 9

   Remove the pastry from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes.

10. 10

    Spoon a small amount of the melted white chocolate onto one half of each pastry circle, leaving a 1 cm border around the edges.

11. 11

    Fold the other half of the pastry circle over the white chocolate to form a triangle or a square shape, pressing the edges to seal.

12. 12

    Brush the tops of the pastry with the beaten egg and sprinkle with sea salt and confectioners' sugar.

13. 13

    Place the baking sheet under the broiler for 1-2 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown.

14. 14

    Remove the pastry from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack.