Manchego Chorizo Puffs

Manchego Chorizo Puffs

środa, 5 lutego 2014

Manchego Chorizo Puffs

Time: 32 mins

Ingredients

• 0.5 (450 g) package puff pastry, thawed
• 3/4 cup chorizo sausage, finely chopped, about 3 ounces
• 1/2 cup cheese, Manchego (or monterey jack)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon mild paprika

Directions

• 1 Preheat oven to 450f degrees.
• 2 On flowered surface, unroll pastry. Roll out to approximately a 10 inch square, about 1/4 inch thick. Using a 3 inch round cutter, cut out 16 rounds, gathering and rerolling scraps as necessary.
• 3 In a bowl , mix chorizo with cheese;
• 4 place scant 1 tablespoon in centre of each round.
• 5 Lightly brush edges with water; fold pastry over to create half moon shapes. Pinch edges to seal.
• 6 Place on parchment paper-lined rimmed baking sheet.
• 7 In a small bowl, whisk together egg, 2 teaspoons water and paprika; brush on tops of puffs.
• 8 Bake on centre rack of 450f degree oven, 10 to 12 minutes until golden.