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Recipe #3603 | Created on December 19, 2011
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Manchego Chorizo Puffs
"Flakey , quick and delicious appetizer !"
- 0.5 (450 g) packages puff pastry, thawed
- 3/4 cup chorizo sausages, finely chopped, about 3 ounces
- 1/2 cup cheese, Manchego ( or monterey jack)
- 1 eggs
- 1 teaspoon mild paprika
What You Will Need
No special items needed.
Step 1
Preheat oven to 450f degrees. 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.
Step 2
In a bowl , mix chorizo with cheese; place scant 1 tablespoon in centre of each round. Lightly brush edges with water; fold pastry over to create half moon shapes. Pinch edges to seal. Place on parchment paper-lined rimmed baking sheet. In a small bowl, whisk together egg, 2 teaspoons water and paprika; brush on tops of puffs. Bake on centre rack of 450f degree oven, 10 to 12 minutes until golden.
- Serving Size: 1 (45.8 g)
- Calories 183.3
- Total Fat - 13.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.2 g
- Cholesterol - 17 mg
- Sodium - 113.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 13.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.7 g
- Sugars - 0.6 g
- Protein - 3.2 g
- Calcium - 14.1 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 4.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg