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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This appitizer is not for the weight watchers. Not only are they very fattening but they are delicious so its hard to stop at just one. In addition, the puff pastry dough takes a while to make but you can make it in advance or cheat and just buy the dough from the store. Ingredients:
puff pastry dough |
1st part |
8 oz of bread flour |
5 oz water |
1 oz butter |
pinch of salt |
2nd part |
9 oz butter |
1 oz flour |
filling |
16oz cream cheese |
1 lb imitation crab meat, small diced |
2 large scallons, finely diced |
equipment |
stand mixer |
rolling pin |
mini muffin pan |
pastry bag (optional) |
Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients of the 1st part of the dough in a stand mixer with the hook attachment on low until everything comes together. Roll the dough out on parchment paper and shape into a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. Refrigerate while making the second part.
2. Using a paddle attachment blend the butter and 1 oz of flour until creamy. Place butter mixture onto a sheet of parchment paper and cover with another sheet of paper. Roll butter into a rectangle that is about 1/2 the size of the dough you rolled previously. Refrigerate for about 20 minutes.
3. Put the butter sheet on top of the dough sheet and fold the sides of the dough around the butter creating a dough envelope around the butter. Roll the dough/butter out a few times while keeping the rectangular shape. Fold the dough in a tri-fold. Cover and refrigerate for about 20-30 min.
4. Turn the dough 90 degrees from that last direction you rolled it and roll the dough out into a rectangle again. Fold in a tri-fold again and refrigerate for another 20-30 minutes. Repeat this process 2 more times until you have rolled the dough in each of the four directions.
5. At this point you can refrigerate the dough for later use or (if you wanted to skip all of the work in the previous steps you can purchase puff pastry dough and continue the recipe from here). Cut the rolled dough into squares about 1 1/2 in size and place into muffin pan.
6. In a mixer, blend cream cheese, crab and scallions until thoroughly mixed. Using a pastry bag, pipe the filling into the puff pastry squares or use a spoon to scoop filling. Bake at 375 degrees until pastry dough is golden in color (about 10 minutes). Remove from pans and cool on a wire rack. Enjoy.
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