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Woke up to sunshine this morning. I feel like singing! Love this time of year, especially when the sun isn’t as scorching and unforgiving as it can be midsummer. When by 11pm there’s still enough light in the sky to get by with only a small lemon candle to keep those pesky mosquitos at bay.
When I can smell the heavy scent of honeysuckle in the air while sipping ice cold prosecco with my feet propped up on a lawn chair. The combination of cold wine and honeysuckle has always been magical to me. No perfume in the world can beat that.
But I digress…
Then there’s my Big Green Egg. It truly marks the beginning of summer. These past few weeks I’ve cooked on it like crazy. Really getting to know it and appreciate it. I’ve used it as a grill, a slow-cooker, a stove-top, a pizza oven, and what’s even more important to me: as a regular oven.
These sweet and savory bites were made using only simple ingredients from my pantry, freezer and fridge. Nothing fancy, just nice and simple crowd-pleasers to go with the prosecco.
Probably some of the most delicious snacks I’ve ever had from any BBQ.
Ingredients:
5 puff pastry sheets
2 slices pineapple (canned)
3 oz Boursin
3 oz bacon
1 egg
1/4 tsp curry powder
cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp dried parsley
grated cheese
Directions:
Bacon is my life! Look at them sizzling away. I mean, even the proteine bubbles are photogenic.
Finely mince the pineapple. Use more if you like, but don’t go overboard or you’ll lose that balance between sweet and savory.
Lightly beat an egg.
Add the boursin and whisk it in.
Whisk in the curry powder, a good pinch of cayenne and the parsley. Add the pineapple and crumble in the bacon.
I used a special mini pizza pan, but you can also use a regular muffin pan.
Use a cutter to cut out the pastry circles and make sure the edges are standing. Knead the leftovers.
Use a dough pin to roll out the remaining pastry and continue to cut out circles until all the puff pastry is gone.
Use a fork to pierce the dough a few times. Fill each pastry circle with the Boursin mixture.
Grate a handful of good melting cheese and top the pastry circles with it.
I set the Big Green Egg (but you can use your oven) up for indirect cooking and kept it stable at 400Fº (200Cº) and baked the bites for 20 to 25 minutes, until puffy and brown.
Serve them sprinkled with some finely minced chives or parsley and have fun eating them.
| Puff Patry Tapas | |
| Ingredients |
2 slices pineapple (canned) 3 oz Boursin 3 oz bacon 1 egg 1/4 tsp curry powder cayenne pepper 1/2 tsp dried parsley grated cheese |
| Directions |
Lightly beat an egg, add the boursin and whisk it in. Sprinkle the curry, cayenne and parsley in there as well. Add the pineapple and crumbled up bacon. Use a cutter to cut out the pastry circles and make sure the edges are standing. Knead the leftovers. Use a dough pin to roll out the remaining pastry and continue to cut out circles until all the puff pastry is gone. Use a fork to pierce the dough a few times. Fill each pastry circle with the Boursin mixture. Grate a handful of good melting cheese and top the pastry circles with it. I set the Big Green Egg (but you can use your oven) up for indirect cooking and kept it stable at 400Fº (200Cº) and baked the bites for 20 to 25 minutes, until puffy and brown. |
| Meal type: | party food, snack, tapas |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Copyright: | © kayotickitchen.com |
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These looks like heaven!
They look delicious! Strange how our little corner of the Netherlands is still ice cold and stormy! I need to make something summery to chace the bad weather away!
Sun is shining so bright here now that I just shot a posting in the back yard! We have a clear and deep blue sky.
I am hosting a bridal shower next month and these look like a wonderful complement to any buffet. Thanks!
They look yummy, I recently found Boursin here too! Btw Kay, where did you get that mini pizza pan? Its awesome
I bought them at a supermarket a few years back. Have two of them, different sizes. They were cheap, 3 euros a piece or so.
Thanks, when Im visiting in November will look out for some!
Kay, this looks like the PERFECT appetizer! I totally want to try this next week.
Those look awesome! I love puff pastry and that cheese on top looks delicious :D
You really love your bacon Kay… haha!! i feel so sorry that my summers are too busy for me to cook much… but i promise myself and my family I will spend the whole winter trying every single one of your wonderful recipes!!
Mmmm .These look so good. And of course bacon makes everything better!
Het ziet er echt weer heerlijk uit.
Yummy they look delicious! I’m amazed by your pictures they are gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! so pretty and clean what camera do you use? :O
greetings from Mexico! :)
Thanks for the compliments! :)
I use a Nikon D700.
Hope you guys are having better weather than we down here, Nothing but rain.
Hi kay… this looks awesome and i so want to try it out but what is boursin? i’m from south africa and dont cook much… but your recipes sure do make me want to storm into the kitchen and start…
Here they explain what Boursin is!
http://www.ehow.com/about_5158721_boursin-cheese.html