Spiral Cherry Puffs

One of my all-time favorite treats is the McDonald’s seasonal cherry pie. I’m not talking about the kind you will find nowadays; I’m talking about the old school deep-fried kind. I have no idea why they swapped it out for a baked version, because the fried one was crispy and blistery perfection.

There is one technique of shaping sou that really allows the beauty of lamination to shine through flaky spirals on the exterior, like that of an Italian sfogliatella. I wanted to make my ow