Sheep's cheese, cranberry and pecan bites

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Sheep's cheese, cranberry and pecan bites

SERVES

8

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

15

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

20

MINUTES

CUISINE

COURSE

Starter

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C. Cut the puff pastry into small bite-size squares. Place on a lined baking sheet and brush with egg wash.

  2. Bake in preheated oven at 190°C for 20 minutes until fully plugged up and golden.

  3. Remove from oven and set aside.

  4. Meanwhile, chop the thyme very finely and add and a tsp honey to the sheep's cheese. Check for seasoning and add a little salt if necessary.

  5. Place a spoon of the sheep's cheese and a spoon of cranberry sauce on top of each puff pastry square. Top with seasonal berries or red currants.

  6. To caramelise the pecans, place them in a pan in the oven and toast them. Remove from pan before they burn. Add the soft brown sugar and honey to the pan and let it melt and bubble. Pour the mixture over the pecans and set aside to cool.

  7. Decorate the puff pastry bites with chopped caramelised pecans.

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet of puff pastry

  • 1 egg for egg wash

  • 100g Velvet Cloud Soft Sheep's Cheese

  • Sprig of thyme

  • 1 tsp honey

  • 100g cranberry sauce

  • For the pecans:

  • 10-12 pecans

  • 1 tbsp runny honey

  • 2 tbsp soft brown sugar

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C. Cut the puff pastry into small bite-size squares. Place on a lined baking sheet and brush with egg wash.

  2. Bake in preheated oven at 190°C for 20 minutes until fully plugged up and golden.

  3. Remove from oven and set aside.

  4. Meanwhile, chop the thyme very finely and add and a tsp honey to the sheep's cheese. Check for seasoning and add a little salt if necessary.

  5. Place a spoon of the sheep's cheese and a spoon of cranberry sauce on top of each puff pastry square. Top with seasonal berries or red currants.

  6. To caramelise the pecans, place them in a pan in the oven and toast them. Remove from pan before they burn. Add the soft brown sugar and honey to the pan and let it melt and bubble. Pour the mixture over the pecans and set aside to cool.

  7. Decorate the puff pastry bites with chopped caramelised pecans.

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