Do I need to thaw the puff pastry beforehand before using it?

Yes, if you are using frozen puff pastry, you need to thaw it beforehand before using it.

Puff pastry snack with brie, bacon bits, and apricot

Name: Puff pastry snack with brie, bacon bits, and apricot
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6p
Ingredients: 100 g small pieces of cooked bacon (smoked); 2 round sheets of puff pastry; 125 g brie at room temperature; 1 tbsp apricot jam; Black pepper from the grinder and a pinch of salt; 1 egg yolk beaten with a splash of water; 1 tsp dried herbs of your choice:; Rosemary, curry powder, pink pepper, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, …

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Light puff pastry, melting brie, smoked bacon bits, and apricot, the perfect snack for any party table. Discover the recipe!

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Ingredients

What do you need?

Quantity: 6p

100 g small pieces of cooked bacon (smoked)
2 round sheets of puff pastry
125 g brie at room temperature
1 tbsp apricot jam
Black pepper from the grinder and a pinch of salt
1 egg yolk beaten with a splash of water
1 tsp dried herbs of your choice:
Rosemary, curry powder, pink pepper, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, …

Preparation method

How do you make this?

Keep your puff pastry in the refrigerator for as long as possible so that it stays nice and firm. Put the brie in pieces, with the rind, along with the jam and pepper and salt in a food processor and mix until creamy.

Spread the cream together with the cooked pieces of smoked bacon on the puff pastry, right to the edges. Place a second circle of puff pastry on top and press lightly. Now cut strips about a centimeter thick, possibly with a fluted pastry cutter or large knife.

Preheat your oven to 175°C. Grease muffin or cupcake molds, or you can just bake it on baking paper without molds. Press the shorter strips from the sides together so that all strips are about the same length. Now twist both ends in opposite directions to form a swirl or loose knots and place in the baking mold or on the baking sheet. Brush with the beaten egg yolk and sprinkle the herbs of your choice on top.

Bake for 25 minutes until they are nice and crispy and golden brown. Let cool on a rack. Put them in the oven for 5 minutes if you make them in advance!

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