Blue cheese, cranberry and walnut puff pastry bites

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 cup Cranberries, dried

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

• Condiments

  • 1/4 cup Apricot preserves
  • 2 tsp Balsamic vinegar

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/4 cup Walnuts

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1 package Puff pastry

• Dairy

  • 2/3 cup Castello blue cheese
  • 3 oz Cream cheese

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Ingredients

• 1 package puff pastry, thawed
• 1 egg
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ⅔ cup Castello Blue Cheese
• ¼ cup apricot preserves
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 cup roughly chopped dried cranberries
• ¼ cup chopped walnuts

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Unfold puff pastry dough on a lightly floured surface and roll with a rolling pin if surface is uneven.
• Cut out 4-inch circles and set on a parchment lined baking sheet.
• Repeat with second sheet of puff pastry. After cutting out the 4-inch circles, cut out smaller circles out of the second half of circles.
• Prick the large 4-inch circles with a fork.
• Combine the egg and 1 tablespoon water and whisk together.
• Brush the egg wash on the 4-inch circles and then top with the cut circles. Brush the tops of those with egg wash as well.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• White the puff pastry is baking, combine the cream cheese and blue cheese and blend together until combined.
• In a saucepan combine apricot preserves, balsamic vinegar and dried cranberries. Simmer for about 4-6 minutes.
• After the puff pastry shells have bakes for 15 minutes, remove from oven.
• Fill each pastry first with the blue cheese mixture, top with the cranberries, and sprinkle a few walnuts on top.
• Return to the oven and bake another 15-20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and the cheese mixture has warmed.
• Remove from oven. These can be served immediately or kept at room temperature until ready to serve.