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Puff Pastry Caprese Spoons

Caprese Puff Pastry Spoons

Course Appetizer
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword Caprese
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 14
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet puff pastry
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 7-14 cherry tomatoes (cut 7 larger ones in half)
  • 14 mini-mozzarella balls (pearls)
  • 14 basil leaves
  • olive oil for drizzling.
  • kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Place the puff pastry on a floured surface. Fold the sheet in half and roll it out. Make sure you do not roll it out too thin.
  3. Use a spoon and a sharp knife to cut spoon shapes out of the puff pastry.
  4. Lay the puff pastry spoons on the baking sheet.
  5. Brush the pastry with the egg.
  6. Place little bits of wadded up aluminum foil just under the place where the handle meets the spoon.
    Puff Pastry Spoons
  7. Place in the oven and bake for 5 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
  9. Transfer the cooled puff pastry spoons to a serving platter.
  10. Place a basil leaf on top of the spoon. Add a mozzarella ball and a cherry tomato. If the tomatoes are too big cut them in half.
  11. Drizzle with olive oil
  12. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Serve.