Puff Pastry And Parmesan Cream Appetizers

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 1/2 cups fresh cream (375 ml)
• 7 1/2 ounces parmesan cheese, freshly grated (220 g)
• 14 ounces puff pastry, defrosted and rolled neatly (400 g)
• 1 egg, beaten
• black sesame seed (optional)
• finely chopped chives (or spring onions or bacon bits)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 deg f/ 200 deg celsius.
• 2 unroll the pastry on a lightly floured surface. if necessary, roll slightly thinner.
• 3 with a cookie cutter (use any shape you like) cut out shapes until you have used up all the pastry.
• 4 brush the pastry shapes with beaten egg, and sprinkle with black sesame seeds if using.
• 5 transfer to a baking tin, and bake in the preheated oven until puffed and golden, about 5 - 7 minutes, depending on size: do keep a watch.
• 6 whip the cream until stiff, then fold in the grated parmesan.
• 7 when the pastry shapes have cooled, pipe or spoon a little parmesan cream on each, and garnish to taste.