Savory puff pastry baskets filled with spreadable cheese, an ideal finger food to serve as an appetizer or for a buffet, perfect when paired with parmesan baskets with cooked ham mousse, for a cheerful and friendly table. All you need is a ready-made puff pastry roll and a 6-cup muffin pan to make these puff pastry baskets without additional molds. There are many ideas to fill the empty puff pastry baskets, you can really let your imagination run wild, today I chose a delicious recipe: creamy cheese, anchovy fillets, black olives, and pieces of marinated or pickled bell peppers, all flavored with fresh parsley. A filling to also use with other puff pastry baskets, see for example how to make vol-au-vent at home! To conclude, join me in the kitchen!
TRY ALSO:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 6 baskets
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 352.73 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 18.57 (g) of which sugars 0.51 (g)
- Proteins 9.20 (g)
- Fat 26.79 (g) of which saturated 3.12 (g)of which unsaturated 14.03 (g)
- Fibers 0.66 (g)
- Sodium 352.33 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1 roll puff pastry
- 5.6 oz fresh spreadable cheese
- 6 fillets anchovy in oil
- 6 black olives
- A few strips bell peppers in oil (or pickled)
- 1 sprig chopped parsley
- as needed milk (for brushing)
- A few leaves lettuce
- 3 hard-boiled eggs
Tools
- Muffin Pan
- Pasta Cutter Wheel
- Piping Bag
- Brush
Recipe
Unroll the puff pastry and with a fluted wheel cut out 6 equal-sized rectangles, then use scissors to cut the parchment paper underneath following the pastry cut.
Place each puff pastry rectangle in a muffin pan, prick the base of each basket with a fork, then brush the edges with milk or a beaten egg.
Bake in a preheated oven at 392°F (200°C) for about 15-18 minutes depending on your oven’s characteristics.
Once baked, remove the baskets from the oven and let them cool before filling.In the meantime, prepare the filling by softening the creamy cheese in a bowl with chopped parsley, mix well, and transfer the mixture into a piping bag.
Fill each basket with the flavored cheese, then decorate with an anchovy fillet, a black olive, and pieces of yellow and red bell peppers.
Your savory puff pastry baskets are ready to be served. Want to enrich and add more color to your dish? Here’s a simple and fun idea: line a serving plate with well-cleaned lettuce leaves, place the baskets in the center, and decorate with halved hard-boiled eggs. A fresh, colorful, and cheerful recipe… ready for the hot days?
Storage and Tips
Storage: I recommend preparing the savory baskets at the moment as they tend to lose crispness over time.
Tips: You can fill the baskets to your taste, for example with cheese and salmon, Russian salad, or cheese and cold cuts, in conclusion, let your imagination run wild!
