This is a delicious and easy to make tapas and a perfect pairing for Sweet Port Wine.
To save time, you can buy puff pastry sheets and cut each sheet into 4-inch squares.
Ingredients:
- 2 puff pastry sheets
- 1 pound Stilton Cheese
- 2 egg whites
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 pound chopped hazelnuts…
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Serving: About 1 1/2 to 2 dozen.
Preheat oven to 375o
Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper
Mix chopped hazelnuts with olive oil, salt, and roast until light brown. (Should be done under 10 minutes but check frequently.) Set aside
Follow directions on premade puff pastry dough
Cut pastry into 4-inch squares, brush egg whites on square’s edges
Spoon on a healthy tablespoon Stilton Cheese
Fold the square in a triangle, from one corner tip to the tip across.
Pinch down with fingers. Use a fork and press down for a tighter seal.
Continue until all pastry is full.
Place on baking sheet and brush with egg yolk and water mixture
Bake until golden brown.
Put hazelnut on top of each and enjoy with a lovely Rich deep Port like Carlos Magalhaes Vintage Porto 2000 or
A.A. Ferreira Duque De Bragança Porto De 20 Anos both under $60