We love experimenting with puff pastry and love this clever idea of filled puff pastry cups!
Use the concept of the recipe and make it your own by using ingredients you and your family love. A simple pastry cup filled with eggs and cheese would be awesome.
This recipe and photo comes from the website Taste of Home, link follows recipe.
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Bake: 15 min.
YIELD:18 servings
Ingredients
1 package (17.3 ounces) frozen puff pastry, thawed
4 large eggs, divided use
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons half-and-half cream, divided
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded Gruyere cheese
1-1/2 cups chopped fresh spinach
1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°.
Unfold puff pastry on a lightly floured surface.
Roll each sheet into a 12-in. square and cut each into nine squares.
Gently press onto ungreased muffin cups on bottoms and up sides, allowing corners to point up.
Unfold puff pastry on a lightly floured surface.
Roll each sheet into a 12-in. square and cut each into nine squares.
Gently press onto ungreased muffin cups on bottoms and up sides, allowing corners to point up.
In a small bowl, whisk 3 eggs, 1 cup cream, thyme and seasonings.
In another bowl, combine cheese, spinach, red pepper and bacon and divide among pastry cups.
Pour egg mixture over cheese mixture.
In another bowl, combine cheese, spinach, red pepper and bacon and divide among pastry cups.
Pour egg mixture over cheese mixture.
In a small bowl, whisk remaining egg with remaining cream and brush over pastry edges.
Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer the pastry cups to wire racks.
Serve warm.
Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer the pastry cups to wire racks.
Serve warm.
Freeze option:
Cover and freeze baked pastries on greased baking sheets until firm. Transfer to resealable plastic freezer bags and return to freezer.
To use, reheat frozen pastries on ungreased baking sheets in a preheated 375° oven 17-20 minutes or until heated through.
Cover and freeze baked pastries on greased baking sheets until firm. Transfer to resealable plastic freezer bags and return to freezer.
To use, reheat frozen pastries on ungreased baking sheets in a preheated 375° oven 17-20 minutes or until heated through.
