This recipe for Croissants with Puff Pastry, Salmon and Philadelphia was suggested to me by Riccardo, a dear friend passionate about cooking. In his version, he uses the Philadelphia with herbs; if you find it, take it because the combination is perfect with the salmon. Unfortunately, it’s been two times that I look for it and can’t find it in the market’s fridge section. So I made this recipe for Croissants with Salmon and Philadelphia with the classic and always delicious variety.
For this recipe, you really need just a few ingredients. There are few and simple steps to make the croissants and especially a few minutes of baking, so you’ll have a really tasty and delicious appetizer or aperitif that you’ll see, one leads to another!
I usually always buy two puff pastries because I know they go fast and a second round is always requested. You can buy either round or rectangular puff pastry; the croissants turn out well with both, as long as you have some familiarity with cutting.
If you like preparations with puff pastry rolls, you can read the collection I’ve prepared for you: Easy and Quick Puff Pastry Recipes from appetizers to desserts!
Now let’s move on to the recipe for puff pastry croissants and if you want to become a fan of the Facebook Page, you can do so by clicking here
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 441.48 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 23.57 (g) of which sugars 0.91 (g)
- Proteins 16.74 (g)
- Fat 31.23 (g) of which saturated 4.23 (g)of which unsaturated 18.27 (g)
- Fibers 0.90 (g)
- Sodium 917.42 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 2 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 for 8 puff pastry croissants:
- 1 sheet puff pastry (either round or rectangular)
- 5.29 oz smoked salmon
- 1 package cream cheese (Philadelphia in my case)
- 1 egg yolk
- to taste milk
- to taste poppy seeds
Tools
- 1 Baking pan
- 1 Pastry wheel
- 1 Brush
- 1 Oven
- 1 Parchment paper
- 1 Teaspoon
- 1 Small bowl
- 1 Brush
Preparation of Croissants with Puff Pastry:
The first thing to do to prepare the Croissants with Puff Pastry is to turn on the oven in static mode at about 340°F.
Take the puff pastry sheet and with the help of a pastry wheel, cut out the triangles as shown in the photo. You can use either a fluted or a classic wheel. The result does not vary.
Place half a teaspoon of Philadelphia and a few pieces of smoked salmon at the base of the triangle.
Roll up the puff pastry croissants from the base to the tip, applying light pressure and sealing the ends well.
Place the puff pastry croissants on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush the surface with the egg yolk beaten with a little milk. Sprinkle the surface with poppy seeds or other seeds of your choice and bake the croissants for about 25 minutes. You’ll see the surface turn golden.
You can serve them either hot or cold.
Enjoy your meal!!!
Variations:
Obviously, the filling of the croissants is up to your choice and taste. My favorites are with salmon, but I’ve also made others, even shaped like candy, and you can find the recipe on the blog like these, for example, with sausage. If you’re curious, you can click here
