Cheese Striped Puff Pastry

Delight in the delicious combination of flaky pastry and savory cheese in these Cheese Striped Puff Pastries.

Ingredients

1	sheet (about ½ lb) puff pastry
4	ounces Neufchatel cheese (or cream cheese)
1	egg beaten with 1 TB water (for egg wash)
¾	teaspoon poppy seeds
½	teaspoon dried onion flakes
½	teaspoon sesame seeds
¼	teaspoon steak seasoning
	Flour (for rolling out the pastry)

Instructions

• 1. Begin by allowing the puff pastry to thaw at room temperature for 40 minutes if frozen. Preheat your oven to 375F and prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper. In a small bowl, combine the poppy seeds, sesame seeds, dried onion flakes, and steak seasoning.
  2. Prepare your work surface by lightly flouring your hands, the surface for rolling out the pastry, and your rolling pin. Roll out the pastry into a rectangle slightly over 16 inches wide and 8 inches tall. Trim the edges to create straight lines. Lightly flour the top of the pastry and divide it into 4 pieces, each approximately 4 inches wide and 8 inches tall.
  3. Fold each piece of pastry in half, bringing the two farthest sides together. Using a knife, cut strips approximately 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide and 2 inches tall along the edge of the dough through both layers, ensuring not to press the layers together too firmly.
  4. Arrange the pastries on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place 1 oz of cheese in the center of each pastry. Fold the right strip farthest from you across the cheese, followed by the left strip farthest from you across the first strip. Repeat this alternating strip pattern, ensuring each strip overlaps the previous one. Lightly press down on the top of each pastry to seal the strips together.
  5. Brush the tops of the pastries with egg wash (there will be extra egg wash). Sprinkle 1/2 tsp of the poppy seed mixture over the top of each pastry. Bake for approximately 25 minutes or until the pastries are puffed and golden.

Jul 19, 2024