Havarti Cheese Puff Food

HERBED HAVARTI IN PASTRY

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine the parsley, thyme, rosemary and oregano. Spread mustard over cheese blocks; roll in herbs to coat. , On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry to about 13 in. long (or long enough to fit cheese blocks end to end). Place cheese on pastry and fold pastry around cheese; trim excess dough. Pinch edges to seal. Place seam side down on an ungreased baking sheet. , Brush pastry with egg. With floured cutters, cut decorative shapes from dough scraps if desired; arrange over the top and brush with egg. Sprinkle with salt if desired. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Serve warm with crackers and fruit.

GOUGèRES (FRENCH CHEESE PUFFS) RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Position 2 racks in the upper and lower third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 375 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
• In a large saucepan, bring water, butter, and salt to a rolling boil. Once the butter has melted, add the flour.
• Stir the mixture until a sticky dough ball forms and begins pulling away from the sides of the pan, about 1 minute.
• Reduce heat to low heat and cook, stirring continually, until the mixture begins to dry out a bit, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside for 5 minutes.
• Beat the eggs into the flour mixture, one at a time, until fully incorporated before adding the next.
• Mix in the cheeses, nutmeg, and pepper.
• Place heaping teaspoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets leaving one inch of room between each. Alternatively, use a pastry bag and a round tip to pipe the dough, or just snip the bottom of the bag and pipe.
• Bake, rotating the sheets halfway through, until the gougères are golden brown and puffed, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

HAVARTI CHEESE PASTRY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Lay the puff pastry on the counter or any flat surface at room temperature to thaw for about 30 minutes, or put it in the fridge overnight so it will be thaw when you are ready.
• Carefully unfold the sheet and smooth the creases. Make sure there are no holes in the dough.
• Place the whole block of cheese in the middle and very gently fold the pastry around it like a present, making sure to seal it well. Wet your fingers and run them across the seams to make the dough adhere to itself and to ensure no cheese leaks out.
• Flip it over on a greased baking sheet seam side down. Whisk together the egg and water and brush lightly over the surface. Sprinkle with paprika to make it pretty.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• Serve on your favorite cracker, I prefer Ritz.
• *If desired, spread the mustard on the pastry sheet before placing the cheese on it and folding for a little extra flavor.*.

HAVARTI CHEESE PUFF

Steps:

• On a large piece of waxed paper, unroll crescent dough. Starting with a short side, fold a third of the dough to the center; repeat with the opposite side. Roll out into a 12x8-in. rectangle. , Spread mustard generously over all sides of cheese; place in center of dough. Fold dough over cheese; pinch seams to seal completely. , Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with crackers.

BAKED HAVARTI CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. Defrost puff pastry sheet. Wrap havarti cheese in puff pastry sheet, place seam down on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• 2. Bake at 325 for 25-30 minutes or until puff pastry is golden brown. Remove and place on serving platter.
• 3. Drizzle honey, coating entire puff pastry. Sprinkle slivered almonds on top.
• 4. To serve I place crackers and apple slices around the puff pastry. Put knife along the side for cutting off wedges or slices of baked havarti.

SHRIMP PUFFS - OAMC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F Using small cookie cutter, cut out four rounds from each slice of bread.
• Place on cookie sheet and bake in oven for 10-15 minutes or until bread is crisp and dry, turning bread rounds over once halfway through baking time.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Heat butter and olive oil in heavy skillet and cook garlic and shrimp just until shrimp curl and turn pink.
• Remove from heat and set aside for 10-15 minutes to cool slightly.
• In large bowl, combine cheese, lemon zest, dill, mayonnaise, and pepper.
• Finely chop shrimp and add to cheese mixture.
• Top bread rounds with shrimp mixture, mounding and smoothing the shrimp.
• Freeze in single layer on baking sheet, then store in freezer container in single layer.
• When ready to eat, bake puffs, frozen, in preheated 400F oven for 10-13 minutes until golden brown and bubbly.
• Serve immediately.
• You can also bake the puffs without freezing them, in a 400F oven for 8-9 minutes.