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Puff Pastry Appetizers

Bring something special to the table with this well-loved recipe.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 15 puff pastry bites
Calories: 175 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet puff pastry about 10 ounces or 285g
  • 8 ounces (225g) cream cheese
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped dill
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 7 ounces (200g) smoked salmon
  • fresh dill to garnish

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
  2. Your puff pastry should be about 1/8-inch (3-4 mm) thick, if it’s thicker and square roll it out on a piece of parchment paper into a 9×15 inches (23x38cm) rectangle.
  3. Cut the puff pastry into 3-inch (7-8 cm) squares (3 rows, 5 columns). Scroll down to see step by step photos for a reference.
  4. Spray generously a muffin tray with cooking/baking spray or grease it with vegetable oil.
  5. Place each puff pastry square in the center of each muffin cup. Prick the centers with a fork.
  6. Bake the pastry shells for 10 minutes then reduce the temperature to 325°F (160°C) and bake for 10 more minutes.
  7. Take the pastry shells out of the muffin pan and place on a cooling rack.
  8. Prepare the whipped cream cheese: Add cream cheese, chopped dill, lemon juice, and milk in a medium bowl and beat with a mixer for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  9. When the pastry shells are at room temperature, spoon a heaped teaspoon of the cream cheese on each pastry shell using two teaspoons (if you want it to look prettier you can transfer the cream cheese mixture into a piping bag fitter with a star tip and pipe the cheese into the pastry shells).
  10. Top with pieces of smoked salmon – I cut the salmon into strips and rolled them up.
  11. Decorate with small twigs of dill.
  12. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Calories = 1 puff pastry bite (1/15 of the recipe). This is only an estimate!

Nutrition Information

Calories 175kcal (9%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 15puff pastry bites

Amount Per Serving

Calories 175

% Daily Value*

Calories 175kcal 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.