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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Oscars Party: "Amour" and "Les Miserables" Inspired Mini Puff Pastry Cheese Pies


French food gets a bad rap for being hard to make, having a long list of ingredients, and overall being time consuming. These mini cheese pies are super easy to make, have only 3 ingredients, and take less than 30 minutes from start to finish. And the best part is 20 minutes of that is in the oven, and it will take you under 10 minutes to put them together. This means that by the time Anne Hathaway has finished singing "I dreamed a dream" you had done all the necessary work (if Russell Crowe is singing, you may want to take your time). Les Miserables and Amour are both movies that have profound sadness in them, so I wanted to keep these appetizers light and fun.





Mini Puff Pastry Cheese Pies

Mom's Recipe

Ingredients

1 puff pastry sheet (defrosted in the refrigerator the night before)
1,5-2 cups shredded cheese ( I used a combination of fontina, mozzarella, and Gruyere)
1 egg yolk

Directions

Heat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unfold the pastry sheet onto a floured board or on a piece of wax paper. Using a sharp knife, cut the sheet into 12 equal pieces. If you find that you are having a hard time cutting them, place them in the freezer for a minute.

Place 6 of the pastry pieces on the sheet. Prick them with a fork so that the bottom layer won't puff up. Top with the cheese mixture, leaving a small border (1/4") on the sides. Top with the cheese mixture, and then place the remaining puff pastry on top. Line up the edges, and press down gently. Do not press down in the middle or they won't puff up. You just want to edges to hold together a little bit.

Brush the tops with the egg yolk. Bake until the top is golden brown, and the pastry is puffed up (15-20 minutes).






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