Dates In A Blanket
I think this is one of my favourite holiday appetizers. It’s a twist on the classic pigs in a blanket, only instead of little hot dogs, we’re using dates, prosciutto and cheese.
Watch me make it here!
Active Time: 1 hour
Servings: Makes 16 pastries
Ingredients
1 sheet frozen puff pastry
1 tbsp flour
8 large medjool dates, pitted + halved
100g brie or sharp cheddar, cut into 16 pieces
16 slices prosciutto
1 egg
1 tbsp milk or heavy cream
4 sprigs thyme
flaky salt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375F.
Sprinkle half the flour onto a cutting board. Lay out your puff pastry and sprinkle it with the remaining flour. Using a rolling pin, gently roll out the pastry until it is about 10” x 10”. Cut the pastry into 16 roughly even squares. My trick for this is to work in halves. Cut the entire pastry into half, then each half into half, and so on until you have 16 pieces.
Take ½ date and 1 piece of cheese and wrap it in 1 slice of prosciutto. Repeat until you have 16 rolls.
Add 1 roll to the middle of a square. Take two opposite corners of the dough and fold them toward the center, wrapping the dough around the prosciutto roll. Pinch the dough to seal it. You might have to wet your hands slightly for the dough to stick to itself. Repeat until you’ve used all the dough squares and prosciutto rolls.
Transfer the pastries to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Whisk together egg and milk (or cream). Using a pastry brush, cover each one in a thin layer of the egg mixture.
Sprinkle with thyme leaves and flaky salt.
Transfer to the oven and cook for 20-25 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown and the cheese is melted.
Serve warm! You can make them a few hours ahead, cover when cooled. Then warm them in the oven at 250F for 5 minutes before serving.
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