Auburn Magazine
A premium lifestyle publication that focuses on Eat+Play+Drink in the greater Auburn area. Readership will exceed 75,000 for our first edition. A locally owned multi-media company.
A premium lifestyle publication that focuses on Eat+Play+Drink in the greater Auburn area. Readership will exceed 75,000 for our first edition. A locally owned multi-media company.
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STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE PUFFERS<br />
1 pkg frozen puff pastry dough - thawed<br />
FILLING -<br />
1 pkg 8oz cream cheese softened<br />
1/2C Strawberry preserves<br />
1 8oz tub of whipped topping (we use CoolWhip Lite)<br />
1 TBS powdered sugar or 1C melted chocolate<br />
DIRECTIONS:<br />
Lay a sheet of puff pastry out on a clean counter top.<br />
Cut the puff pastry into whatever shapes you want, you<br />
will get the most with squares, but we like the ruffled<br />
edge circles. Bake the puff pastry per the package<br />
directions and let cool.<br />
While the puffs bake and cool, mix the cream cheese<br />
and strawberry preserves with a mixer. When totally<br />
blended, fold in the cool whip.<br />
Fill the cooled puffs with the filling and either sprinkle<br />
with powdered sugar or drizzle with melted chocolate.<br />
Garnish with fresh strawberries.<br />
ABOUT THE CHEF<br />
<strong>Auburn</strong> native Mason Partak is a 13 year old kid<br />
exploring food and teaching others along the<br />
way. Mason has been wowing judges and audiences at<br />
cooking demonstrations and recipe contests since 2010<br />
when he won his first cash prize for a cookie recipe at a<br />
local community festival. Mason is often the youngest<br />
contestant in the recipe contests he enters, and it is not<br />
uncommon for him to be competing with adults who have<br />
20 or more years of experience baking and cooking. He<br />
often places in the top three!<br />
In the third grade, Mason set a goal to raise $25,000 to<br />
improve his elementary school kitchen. In just 18 short<br />
months, he surpassed his goal by raising $26,052 which<br />
not only improved his school kitchen, but also installed a<br />
Culinary Sciences Lab so elementary school kids can learn<br />
to cook. In 2015, Mason went to New York to compete on<br />
season one of Chopped Junior on Food Network, he won<br />
his episode! Mason came back to <strong>Auburn</strong> with $10,000<br />
and the first thing he did was donate a portion back to<br />
his elementary school to help the first year of the culinary<br />
sciences lab get off the ground.<br />
You can learn more about Mason and follow along on his<br />
culinary adventures at MasonPartak.com, on Facebook<br />
look for Mason Made It, and @MasonPartak on Twitter<br />
and Instagram.<br />
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