An easy hors d’oeuvre. Also a nice “bread” addition to a salad. It will work with a variety of cheeses: goat (add a little curry), Mozzarella (add a little Italian seasoning), Jack (add a little diced chili) etc.
Ingredients:
- 1 box puff pastry
- 1 egg
- Gorgonzola filling
Ingredients for filling:
- 8 ozcream cheese softened
- 4 oz Gorgonzola crumbled (or any blue cheese)
- 2 green onions sliced
- 1 Tab fresh minced parsley
- ½ tsp black pepper
Directions for filling:
- In a medium bowl, stir together cream cheese and remaining ingredients until combined. (Mix until smooth in food processor if piping with frosting tip)
- Set aside until ready to cook puff pasty.
Directions for puff pastry:
- Preheat oven to 400° F.
- Unfold pastry sheets onto lightly floured cutting board.
- Cut each into 9 three-inch squares. (Way too big!! 1 1/2 inch is bite size)
- Poke centers (not the edges) multiple times with fork.
- Lightly brush tops with egg.
- Place pastry square on a parchment lined baking sheet one inch apart.
- Bake 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and flatten centers with back of a spoon. (or the end of a wooden spoon)
- Place a dab of blue cheese mixture in the middle.
- Bake 7-10 minute more until golden brown.
- Garnish with additional green onion slices.
- Serve immediately.
Serves: 18-27
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