Gooey Gouda Puff-Pastry Bites

Name: Gooey Gouda Puff-Pastry Bites
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: Unbleached all-purpose flour, for dusting; 1 sheet (about 14 ounces) all-butter puff pastry, thawed; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 0.5 pound Gouda, rind removed, cut into 24 approximately ¾-inch cubes; Lingonberry jam and freshly ground black pepper, for serving

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By

Greg Lofts

Updated on November 12, 2020

Gooey Gouda Puff-Pastry Bites recipe — Photo: Con Poulos

Prep Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

1 hr

Yield:

24

These cheesy and easy four-ingredient appetizers will remind you of brie baked 'en croûte'—which is the French term for anything baked in pastry. Here, the delicious handheld parcels are made from storebought puff pastry and filled with nutty Gouda cheese. Topped off with a dollop of lingonberry jam for sweetness, they'll be the first to go on the buffet table!

Ingredients

Unbleached all-purpose flour, for dusting
1 sheet (about 14 ounces) all-butter puff pastry, thawed
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
½ pound Gouda, rind removed, cut into 24 approximately ¾-inch cubes
Lingonberry jam and freshly ground black pepper, for serving

Directions

Preheat oven to 425°F. On a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to an approximately 11-by-16-inch rectangle. Trim edges straight to a 10-by-15-inch rectangle. With the tines of a fork, prick pastry all over at 1/2-inch intervals. Cut into twenty-four 2 1/2-inch squares (a 4-by-6 grid). Press each square into the cup of a mini muffin tin. Spoon 1/4 teaspoon Dijon into bottom of each pastry shell. Refrigerate until pastry is firm, at least 15 minutes.
Bake until pastry cups are puffed, golden along edges, and beginning to set, about 15 minutes. Working quickly, remove from oven and press a cube of cheese into center of each pastry with the handle of a wooden spoon. (Cheese should depress pastry to reach bottom of cup.)
Continue baking until pastry is golden brown and cheese is melted, 8 to 10 minutes more. Let cool in tins a few minutes. Transfer to a serving tray, top with jam, and sprinkle with pepper. Serve warm.