Puff Pastry Baskets with Zucchini and Salted Cheese
Description
Perfect for the table and with drinks. With minimal effort, this recipe lets you easily and quite quickly prepare an excellent, beautiful, and tasty appetizer for any feast. I will tell and show you.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. My dough is frozen, and for further work it needs to thaw. Meanwhile, let's work on the filling. Cut the zucchini into small cubes.
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Step 2
2. Cut the washed mushrooms into cubes of the same size.
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Step 3
3. And dice the cheese into cubes of roughly the same size.
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Step 4
4. Add the zucchini and mushrooms to a skillet preheated with vegetable oil. Season with salt and pepper right away. Sauté over medium-high heat until the liquid has evaporated.
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Step 5
5. Add a little grated cheese to the still-hot filling; it will melt and bind the mushroom and zucchini pieces together. And, if you like, add garlic passed through a garlic press. Mix.
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Step 6
6. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Roll the dough sheets slightly lengthwise and cut them into 5 by 5 cm squares (or roll each sheet out to 30 by 10 cm and cut into three squares). You will need 18 small squares or 6 large ones.
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Step 7
7. And we begin forming the basket. Place the first square of dough. Lightly brush its edges with a brush dipped in water.
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Step 8
8. In this way, place two more squares of dough. Lightly press the edges of the squares and the bottom of the future basket. It is easier to make the basket from large squares.
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Step 9
9. Be sure to prick the bottom of the basket with a fork!
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Step 10
10. To give the baskets a good shape, wrap peas in pieces of foil—make round pea balls :)
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Step 11
11. And we place the "bomb" in each pastry basket.
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Step 12
12. Bake for 15 minutes, then remove the "bombs" and bake the baskets for another 5-7 minutes.
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Step 13
13. The baskets come out golden brown, nice and thick, and they don’t crumble in your hands. But I dropped one and it broke :(
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Step 14
14. Add salted cheese to the cooled filling and mix. You can also add other ingredients — sun-dried tomatoes, olives, etc.
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Step 15
15. Fill the baskets before the guests arrive; decorate the dish.