MINIATURE CAMEMBERT WALNUT PASTRIES

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Categories     Cheese     Nut     Appetizer     Bake     Cocktail Party     Vegetarian     Quick & Easy     Walnut     Winter     Phyllo/Puff Pastry Dough     Gourmet     Sugar Conscious     Kidney Friendly     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 40 hors d'oeuvres or 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

For pastry
1/4 cup walnuts (1 ounce), minced
2 teaspoons unsalted butter, melted
1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from a 17 1/4-ounce package), thawed
1 large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water
For cheese filling
6 ounce Camembert (not runny), rind discarded
1/3 cup walnuts (1 1/4 ounce), finely chopped, toasted , and cooled
Special Equipment
a 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter; parchment paper

Steps:

  • Make pastry:
  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Stir together walnuts, butter, and salt.
  • Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 14- by 12-inch rectangle. Cut out 40 rounds with lightly floured cookie cutter and discard trimmings.
  • Brush tops of rounds with egg wash, then sprinkle each with about 1/4 teaspoon walnut mixture and transfer to a parchment-lined large baking sheet. Bake rounds in middle of oven until golden and puffed, 10 to 15 minutes, then slide pastries on parchment onto a rack to cool. (Leave oven on.)
  • While pastries are still warm, gently pull each one apart to make a top and a bottom. Lightly press down any puffed inner layers on tops and bottoms if necessary.
  • Make filling while pastry bakes:
  • Mash together cheese and toasted walnuts with a fork.
  • Fill pastries:
  • Sandwich a 1/2-teaspoon mound of cheese filling inside each pastry (between top and bottom), then bake in middle of oven on parchment-lined baking sheet (it's not necessary to use a clean sheet of parchment) until cheese begins to melt, 2 to 3 minutes. Season tops of pastries with pepper and serve immediately.

Knight Raider
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Avoid this recipe at all costs.


Modupe blessing
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This recipe is a waste of time and ingredients.


Jimena
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I would not recommend this recipe.


Funmi Ajayi
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Overall, I was disappointed with this recipe.


Boluwatife Oladiran
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I don't think I'll be making these again.


Wolves Uchiha
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These were a bit dry.


Alice Tucker
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I had some trouble getting the pastry to puff up properly.


Naya khan Papa ke queen
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These were a bit too rich for me, but my husband loved them.


Henry McClure
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I love the combination of camembert and walnuts.


Sunny Mobile
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These are perfect for a party appetizer.


Md ripon Bhai
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So easy and delicious!


Silvester Allen
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I followed the recipe exactly and they turned out great. I will definitely be making these again.


Rocky Gamer
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These were a bit more work than I expected, but they were definitely worth it. They're so rich and flavorful.


Heather Ornelas
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I was pleasantly surprised by how well these turned out. I'm not a huge fan of camembert, but it was perfect in this recipe.


N 7 GODFATHER
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These are so delicious and easy to make. I love that I can use store-bought puff pastry to save time.


Aziz Begum
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I've made these pastries a few times now and they always turn out perfect. The combination of camembert, walnuts, and flaky pastry is just heavenly.


Hamza Gul
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These miniature camembert walnut pastries were a huge hit at my last party! They were so easy to make and everyone loved them.