Cheese and Onion Puff Pastry Bites

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Melt in the mouth, crispy, butter puff pastry cooked with layers of grated mature cheddar cheese, finely chopped red onion and a hint of smoked chilli flakes. Delicious as a snack on the go or in front of the television, these bites could also be included on a cheese or grazing board or taken on a picnic. Loved by adults and children alike, they work as well with beer or wine as they do with a soft drink.

These wonderful, quick to make nibbles, use just 5 or 6 ingredients and take only 10 minutes to put together. After 12 minutes in the oven, you have incredibly moreish treats, ready to go. This is a perfect recipe to make with young children – why not whip up a batch, have some fun cutting them into different shapes and sizes and take them as a treat on your favourite outing.

How to make Cheese and Onion Puff Pastry Bites

Collect all your ingredients together:

• puff pastry, ready rolled sheet
• grated mature cheddar cheese
• finely chopped red onion (or you can use white onion or spring onions instead)
• freshly ground black pepper
• chipotle smoked chilli flakes – optional
• beaten egg – to brush over, prior top cooking

How to whip these up:

1. Un-roll the pastry so the short side is facing you. Cut the pastry in two.
2. Scatter ½ of the cheese and ½ of the chopped onion on the lower half. Sprinkle over some freshly ground black pepper and some chipotle flakes (if using.)
3. Top with the other ½ of the pastry and turn around so the short side is facing you. Roll out again until double in size.
4. Cut in half again and repeat with the remaining cheese, onion, pepper and chilli flakes.
5. Top with the other half of the pastry and roll out again until double in size.
6. Neaten the edges with a knife and then cut into your chosen shapes – I like triangles and rectangles in different sizes. You could use pastry cutters, but cutting into shapes, ensures there is no waste.
7. Brush with the beaten egg and then transfer to baking trays lined with baking parchment, leaving space between each pastry bite.
8. Bake in the centre of a pre-heated oven for around 12 minutes, until lightly golden with a crispy top and slightly risen.
9. Remove from the oven. Leave on the tray for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
10. Delicious eaten warm or at room temperature. They are best eaten on the day they are made, but they will last if covered for up to 3 days at room temperature, or up to 5 days, covered and stored in the fridge.

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