Sheep's cheese, cranberry and pecan bites

SERVES
8
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
15
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
20
MINUTES
CUISINE
COURSE
Starter
Method
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.
Bake in preheated oven at 190°C for 20 minutes until fully plugged up and golden.
Remove from oven and set aside.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Bake in preheated oven at 190°C for 20 minutes until fully plugged up and golden.
Remove from oven and set aside.
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.
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.
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.
Decorate the puff pastry bites with chopped caramelised pecans.
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