Savory Shrimp Puff Pastry
With it's buttery, garlic shrimp filling inside a flaky homemade pastry makes this savory shrimp puff pastry recipe a must-try appetizer.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 334kcal
Ingredients
Pastry
- 1 cup flour, all purpose
- 1/2 cup butter
- 6 tbsp cream cheese, light
Filling
- 2 cups shrimp, cubed
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3/4 cup onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 tbsp parsley, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup water
- 1.5 tbsp flour, all purpose
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Prepare the Pastry
- In a mixer, combine flour, butter and cream cheese.
- Mix until dough forms a ball and cleans the sides of the bowl.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 15 minutes.
Prepare the Filling
- Add butter, onion and garlic and parsley to the pan on stove top. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the shrimp, along with some salt and pepper and mix together. Saute for another 1 minute.
- Combine cool water with flour until you have a smooth milky mixture.
- Add the flour water mixture to the pan, stir together a few times and put aside to cool before filling cups.
Assembling the Shrimp Puff Pastry
- Remove dough from the fridge and shape dough into 2 dozen 1-inch balls. Place each in a paper-lined or greased miniature (1 ¾”-inch) muffin cup.
- Press dough on bottom and sides of each cup.
- Scoop 1 tbsp of the cool shrimp filling and place inside each cup.
- Bake in a 365°F preheated oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown and filling is set.
- Cool in pans on a wire rack.
Nutrition
Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 166mg | Sodium: 575mg | Potassium: 130mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 786IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 2mg