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  • 375-425g pack ready-rolled puff pastry
    or 500g pack ready-made pastry rolled 5mm thick
  • 1 egg
    beaten
  • 3 tbsp cranberry
    sauce or a good-quality chutney
  • 3 x 120g goat's cheese
    logs (such as Soignon Petit Sainte-Maure), at room temperature
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaf
  • extra-virgin olive oil
    for drizzling
  • rocket
    leaves, to serve

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal132
  • fat10g
  • saturates4g
  • carbs8g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre0g
  • protein4g
  • salt0.37g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    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.

  • step 2

    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.

  • step 3

    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.

  • step 4

    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.

RECIPE TIPS
PREPARING AHEAD

To the end of step 3 and keep covered in the fridge overnight. Half an hour before you serve, preheat oven to fan 200C/conventional 220C/gas 7 and continue from step 4.

Recipe from Good Food Vegetarian Christmas, December 2006

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.11 ratings
Charlie Gooby avatar

Charlie Gooby

Using this recipe for a cooking competition in school gonna win this and I also add salmon. =D

bonney-blythe

That should have been 5 stars - don't know what happened there!

bonney-blythe

A star rating of 2 out of 5.

I have found an even easier and cost effective way to make these. I used vol au vent cases. Allow them to defrost slightly then remove the top layer (I made these into cheesy puffs for even more nibbles). Then just follow the recipe. They come out slightly smaller so you may need to use…

isabellep

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Easy, quick and absolutely delicious!

mhairistella

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Made these last year, for 2 christmas parties, they went down a storm and people are requesting them again this year. I dont usually cook and they are easy to prepare, plus they look & taste impressive.

i didnt use rocket and they were fine without.

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