Cauliflower cheese pastries
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Cauliflower cheese pastries
Description
This recipe for Cauliflower cheese pastries highlights florets of steamed cauliflower enveloped in a rich cheese sauce made from butter, flour, milk, mature cheddar, mustard, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. The sauce is cooked to a consistency slightly thicker than béchamel before cheese and spices are added. The filling is then spooned into squares of thawed puff pastry, which are folded and pinched to partially enclose the mixture.
Baked at 180°C (350°F) on a parchment-lined tray, the puff pastry crisps up with a flaky texture, while the cauliflower cheese filling remains creamy and flavorful. The combination of sharp cheddar and mild spice gives these pastries a distinctive savory taste alongside the mild cauliflower.
They can be served as a snack, appetizer, or part of a light lunch, offering a warm, cheesy option with vegetable content in a portable form.
Ingredients
for the cauliflower cheese filling
- 1 cauliflower cut into florets, head
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 flour heaped tablespoons
- 3-4 cups milk heated
- cheddar cheese mature, grated, large handful
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
for the pastries
- 400 g (14oz) puff pastry thawed, ready-made
- 1 egg beaten
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/350°F and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Steam the cauliflower until cooked but not mushy.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter then whisk in the flour to create a roux.
- Slowly pour in the milk (you might not need all of it) whilst continuously whisking and allow to cook over low heat until the sauce is thick and smooth (approximately 5-10 minutes). You want the sauce to be slightly thicker than a normal bechamel.
- Take the sauce off the heat and add the cheese, mustard and cayenne pepper and season to taste.
- Stir in the cooked cauliflower then set aside.
- Roll the pastry out on a flour surface then cut each roll into 6-8 squares.
- Place a pastry square on the baking tray then spoon in a generous spoonful of the cauliflower mixture. Bring four corners into the centre and pinch together slightly (they might come loose but that's fine).
- Continue until you've used all the pastry and all the cauliflower cheese mixture.
- Brush the pastries with beaten egg then place in the oven.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until the pastry is golden brown and crisp.
- Remove from the oven then top with grated parmesan cheese (optional) before serving.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 246 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 246kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 132mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 264mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 179IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 23mg | 26% |
| Calcium | 92mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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