It's the weekend, a time when ActiveRainers share various recipes with the community, and with the BananaTUDES! group.
Last night we got together with a few friends for dinner and we brought an appetizer. The appetizer was called Italian Purse Appetizer (link to original recipe included). Photo below is what it was supposed to look like. Feature photo is what they looked like before being cooked. I was in a hurry and forgot the photo of what they looked like when done. They weren't as neat as below..
And the recipe is:
Ingredients:
- 1 sheet puff pastry, defrosted
- 9 teaspoons store bought pesto
- 9 tablespoons roasted red pepper, chopped
- 9 tablespoons cheese, shredded (havarti recommended)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400º
2. Prepare cookie sheet with parchment paper
3. Once red pepper is chopped, place on paper towels to drain and pat dry.
4. Shred cheese and set aside.
5. Make egg wash, using egg and cold water - mix with fork and set aside.
6. Thaw puff pastry. When thawed, cut in three long strips
7. Cut each strip into 3 equal pieces, so you'll have 9 squares
8. On lightly floured surface roll one piece to 4"x4" square. I used my cutting board.
9. Place pesto in middle and spread leaving edges empty.
10. Add chopped roasted red pepper and cheese on top.
11. Brush edges with egg wash.
12. Pull all four corners together, twist dough and pinch sides together.
13. Brush outside with more egg wash and put on cookie sheet.
14. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
15. Bake for 20 minutes and serve hot or at room temperature.
So how did they go over? Very well. This is what the serving plate looked like at the end of the evening:
Happy eating!
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