Cream Cheese Puff Pastry Food

CREAM CHEESE PUFF PASTRIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Unfold pastry sheet onto cutting board; cut into 12 squares. Press 1 pastry square onto bottom and up side of each of 12 muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 15 to 20 min. or until pastry cups are puffed and golden brown. Meanwhile, mix cream cheese and mozzarella until blended.
• Use rounded handle of wooden spoon to press hole into center of each pastry puff, being careful to not press through to bottom of cup. Fill each hole with 1 tsp. pasta sauce and about 1 Tbsp. cream cheese mixture.
• Bake 7 to 10 min. or until filling is heated through. Sprinkle with remaining ingredients.

CREAM-FILLED PUFF PASTRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
• Fold a 12-inch square sheet of aluminum foil in half, turn and fold in half again; you should have a small square. Now, fold diagonally and once more again. You will now have a triangle. Wrap it around your index finger and mold into a cone shape. Repeat 9 more times to make 10 molds. (Note: these can be reused.) Lightly spray the foil molds with nonstick spray.
• Lay out the puff pastry sheet on a work surface with one of the long sides facing you. Cut the pastry into 3/4-inch-wide strips from top to bottom to make 20 strips. Wrap 2 pastry strips around each mold, overlapping a little with each wrap. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and bake until lightly browned around the edges, 16 to 18 minutes. Let cool.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the cream cheese and butter in a bowl. Add the confectioners' sugar in batches with the salt. Gently fold in the blackberry preserves (so there is some veining). Transfer to a disposable pastry bag fitted with a large star tip and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to let the filling firm up.
• Pipe the filling into each pastry from the wider end. Serve with a dusting of confectioners' sugar and some blackberries and mint.

EASY CHEESE DANISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper.
• Beat the whole egg with 1 teaspoon of water in a small bowl; set aside.
• Beat the egg yolk, cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth.
• Lay out the 2 sheets of puff pastry and cut each into 4 squares. Fold the corners of the squares over by about 1 inch to make octagon shapes. Spoon the cream cheese mixture evenly into the center of each (about 2 tablespoons per); do not spread the cream cheese. Brush all of the exposed pastry with the egg wash, then dust generously with sugar.
• Bake until puffed and golden brown all over, about 18 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.

PASTRY PUFFS W/SWEET CHEESE FILLING

Steps:

• Position knife blade in food processor. Add flour and butter and pulse 4 or 5 timestil mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add sour cream and egg.
• Process til dough forms a ball and leaves sides of bowl.
• Divide in half, wrap with plastic wrap, and chill 6-8 hours.
• Roll out each ball of pastry on a lightly floured surface to an 1/8" thickness.
• Cut pastry into 3" squares.
• Gently press each square into a 1 3/4" muffin pan leaving corners extending beyond edge.
• Spoon 1 teaspoons filling into each prepared shell.
• Fold corners over filling and pinch together at the top.
• Chill 30 minutes.
• Bake at 375º for 20-25 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• Cheese filling:.
• To make the cheesecake-like filling, beat all ingredients at medium speed til smooth and fluffy.

CHICKEN CREAM CHEESE PUFFS

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients EXCEPT chicken and croutons in a mixing bowl, reserving a tablespoon of melted butter for the tops. Add warm cooked chicken. Separate crescent rolls into squares (2 pre-cut rolls make one shell), pushing together the seams. Put a tablespoon of chicken mix in the middle, bring opposite corners of the roll together, twisting the top and pinching the seams. Brush tops with warm melted butter, top with crouton mix. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes, or until the pastry is done and the tops are golden brown.

KELLYMAC'S CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FILLED PUFF PASTRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large saucepan over medium low heat combine sugar, cocoa, flour, and salt.
• Add water gradually stirring after every addition. The mixture will look really watery but it thickens up quickly. Cook this over medium heat stirring constantly.
• Once mixture has thickened add Kahlua and chocolate chips. Lower the heat.
• Stir until the chips have all melted and mixture has thickened again.
• Add cream cheese, butter, and vanilla and once again stir until all incorporated and mixture almost starts to boil, or until it reaches the consistency of hot fudge. Be careful not to let the chocolate on the bottom burn!
• Allow to cool while puff pastry is prepared.
• Unfold puff pastry sheets on parchment paper and use a rolling pin to stretch by about 1 inch on all sides and to smooth out folds.
• Cut each pastry sheet into four squares.
• Place sqaures on greased cookie sheets.
• Place approximately 1/4 cup of filling in center of pastry and then immediately fold corners in to make a square envelope. Pinch the corners to ensure that it stays together.
• Repeat for remaining pastry squares.
• Make an egg wash by beating together the egg and milk and brush on each puff pastry.
• Sprinkle puff pastries with cinnamon sugar.
• Place in oven and bake for approxiately 30 minutes or until the puff pastry is golden brown and flakey.
• Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes and then sprinkle powdered sugar over the top of each pastry square before serving.
• Good alone or served with ice cream or whipped cream.

EASY BAKED CHEESE IN PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Cut cream cheese horizontally in half. Place one of the cream cheese pieces in center of pastry sheet; cover with pesto. Top with remaining cream cheese piece.
• Gently fold pastry around cheese to completely enclose cheese, trimming excess pastry if necessary. Press edges of pastry to seal. Place, seam-side down, on baking sheet.
• Bake 20 min. or until golden brown. Let stand 5 min.

FRUIT AND CREAM CHEESE BREAKFAST PASTRIES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF (200ºC), and prepare two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• In a bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until fully combined.
• Lightly flour the surface and roll out puff pastry on top to flatten.
• Cut each sheet of puff pastry into 9 equal squares.
• On the top right and bottom left of the pastry, cut an L shape approximately ½ inch (1 cm) from the edge.
• NOTE: This L shape should reach all the way down and across the square, however both L shapes should not meet at the ends. Your pastry should look like a picture frame with two corners still intact.
• Take the upper right corner and fold down towards the inner bottom corner. You will now have a diamond shape.
• Place 1 to 2 teaspoons of the cream cheese filling in the middle, then place berries on top.
• Repeat with the remaining pastry squares and place them onto the parchment covered baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and puffed.
• Enjoy!

CREAM PUFFS I

Steps:

• For the custard: In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 5 tablespoons flour and a pinch of salt. Stir in milk, a little at a time, until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 60 seconds, then pour a small amount of hot liquid into the 2 egg yolks, and stir. Then return now heated egg yolks to saucepan and stir, over heat, until mixture starts to bubble again. Remove from heat, add vanilla. Cover and chill in refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• For the pastry: In a medium saucepan, combine shortening and water and bring to a boil. Sift together 1 cup flour and a pinch of salt and pour all at once into boiling mixture. Stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat, and add eggs, one at a time, stirring vigorously after each addition. Drop by spoonfuls onto baking sheet, or pipe into desired shape.
• Bake 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake 25 minutes more, or until golden. Cool completely, split, fill with custard, and replace tops.

CREAM CHEESE PASTRY DOUGH

Steps:

• In a food processor blend the butter, the cream cheese, the flour, and the salt, pulsing the motor, until the dough just begins to form a ball, gather the dough into a ball, and flatten slightly. Dust the dough with flour and chill it, wrapped in plastic wrap, for 1 hour. The dough may be made 1 day in advance and kept wrapped well and chilled.