Edible Puff Pastry Spoons Appetizer
Serves 16
10 mins prep
12 mins cook
0 mins total
For spoons
sheetsPuff Pastry, If you need gluten free puff pastry you can purchase Sweet Loren's brand at Target, room temperature
tbspOlive oil
For Sundried tomato basil filling
tbspSundried tomato oil from the jar
tbspSundried tomatoes
containerCream cheese, If you need dairy free use Violife brand, room temperature
Fresh basil leaves
pinchSalt
dashBlack papper
Other options for filling
Jalapeno popper, jalapenos. cheddar cheese and bacon bits
Dried cranberries, goat cheese and walnuts
Pomegranate seeds, cream cheese and mint
Dill cream cheese & smoked salmon roses
Pre heat oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
Roll out the pastry puff until smooth but still think you don't want it to be thin. Trace a tablespoon with a sharp knife cutting the dough all the way through. The dough that makes up the handle is going to shrink so leave it a little thicker than you think it should be. Roll out the left over dough until you've used it all. It should make about 34 spoons depending on the brand of puff pastry you used
On the baking sheet lay down the tablespoon with the base of the spoon towards the ceiling (opposite than what you would normally do-watch the video if you need a visual)
Brush all the metal spoons with olive oil so the puff pastry doesn't stick. Lay the cut out puff pastry spoon onto the real spoon. Gently massaging it to take the shape of the spoon curve
Leaving about 3'' for a handle, cut off the end of the spoon handle dough. This makes them more manageable for eating
Bake for about 10-12 minutes until the puff pastry is golden brown. Let them cool for about 5 minutes before gently removing them from the metal spoons
While the spoons are baking prepare your filling by blending the cream cheese, sun dried tomatoes, oil, basil, salt and pepper in a blender or food processor until fully combined.
Using a pastry bag and tip or a ziploc bag (cut one corner into an X shape) pipe the mixture into the spoons. You can also just drop a doll-up of the mixture into the spoon it doesn't have to be fancy.
Optional: I sprinkled some mined parsley over the top for a pop of color