Goat Cheese Cranberry Chutney Toasted Walnut Envelopes Food

GOAT CHEESE, CRANBERRY CHUTNEY & TOASTED WALNUT ENVELOPES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F. Beat the egg and water in a small bowl with a fork or whisk. Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Roll the pastry sheet into a 12-inch square. Cut into 25 (2 1/4-inch) squares.
• Spoon about 2 teaspoons cheese in the center of each pastry square. Top each with about 1/2 teaspoon chutney and about 1/2 teaspoon walnuts. Brush 2 opposite pastry corners with the egg mixture. Fold the pastry corners up over the filling and and press firmly to seal, then fold over to one side, forming an open-ended envelope. Brush the filled pastries with the egg mixture. Place the pastries onto 2 baking sheets.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown. Sprinkle the pastries with the thyme before serving, if desired.

CRANBERRY AND GOAT CHEESE CROSTINI

Steps:

• Spread the goat cheese on the crostini, then top with the cranberry sauce.

GOAT'S CHEESE & CRANBERRY TARTLETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to fan 200C/conventional 220C/gas 7. Lay pastry on a floured work surface. Using a round 7.5cm round pastry cutter, cut out as many circles as possible.
• Sit them on oiled baking sheets and score a circle about 2.5cm in from the edge of each disc by pressing gently with a 5cm cutter. Pierce the middle of each with a fork, brush with egg and top with a little cranberry sauce or chutney.
• Slice the cheese 5mm thick so you have a slice per disc (discard end rinds). Lay a slice on each tartlet, then top with thyme leaves, a drizzle of oil and a twist of black pepper.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is golden and the pastry crispy. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm, garnished with rocket leaves.

WONTON ENVELOPES

Steps:

• Brush the edges of square wonton wrappers with beaten egg whites; fold in the points to form an envelope (enclose jam, if you want). Deep-fry in vegetable oil until golden, about 2 minutes, then dust with confectioners' sugar.