Feuittetes Fromages Savory Puff Pastry Packages & Cheese

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (397 g) package puff pastry, defrosted
• 1 (250 g) package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 6 ounces swiss gruyere cheese, grated
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon mixed crushed dry herbs (your choice but i like rosemary & thyme)
• salt & pepper
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 1/2 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 roll out each slab of pastry in a rectangle 10 1/2" x 21" and cut each rectangle into 18 pieces 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" you will end up with 36 pieces from the two slabs.
• 2 whisk together the beaten egg and the cream cheese, add remaining ingredients (except egg yolks) and whisk some more until well blended place a tbsp of the cheese mixture in the center of each pastry square.
• 3 beat together the egg yolks& water.
• 4 brush all four corners of the square with the egg yolk wash pull up the corners and squeeze together at the top forming a little package place packages on a lightly oil sprayed cookie sheet refrigerate for at least 1 hour preheat oven to 400f brush outside of the packages with the remaining egg wash bake about 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden serve hot (warm).