The secret to these is the homemade flakey pastry. You can substitute the filling for anything you fancy. I've tried cheese and pepperoni, Brie and asparagus which are both delicious.
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Ingredients
Flakey pastry
- 200 g plain flour
- 150 g unsalted butter frozen
- 1 pinch salt
- 100 ml water
Filling
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 150 g cooked ham
- 200 g brie sliced
- 1 egg yolk beaten with a teaspoon of water
Instructions
First make your flakey pastry.
- Put the flour and salt in a large bowl. Grate in the frozen butter.
- Using just your finger tips, toss the butter in the flour.
- Add half the water and start to bring together. Add more water until you are able to bring it together as a dough.
- You should be able to see pieces of butter not mixed in. Form into one piece, wrap and put in the fridge an hour to rest.
Make the Puffs
- Preheat the oven to 200C fan. Line a baking tray with baking parchment
- Roll out the dough and cut out 4 x 10cm squares, using leftover pastry to make extra squares.
- Looking at the pastry as a diamond, smear some dijon from one tip to the other, top with ham then Brie.
- Using a brush, paint a corner of the pasty with the beaten yolk. Wrap over one side of pasty then fold over the side with egg yolk and seal.
- Repeat this for all the puffs. When all are done, brush the puffs all over with the yolk and bake for 25 minutes
Nutrition
Calories: 344kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 11gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 121mgSodium: 428mgPotassium: 126mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 768IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 1mg
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