AuthorCarbery
Yields1 Serving
 2 Sheets of puff pastry, thawed
 1 Block of Carbery Cracker White
 12 Heaped tsp of Cranberry Sauce
 1 Egg, beaten
 23 Sprigs of fresh thyme
1

Unroll the puff pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface. Use a sharp knife or pizza wheel to cut each sheet into 6 squares.

2

Lightly grease the wells of a muffin tin then press a square of pastry into each one.

3

Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

4

Pre-heat oven to 220°C / 200°C fan assisted.

5

Cut the block of Carbery Cracker White in 2 down the centre, lengthways. Cut each piece into 12 cubes, so that you have 24 cubes in total.

6

Remove the muffin tin with chilled pastry from the fridge. Drop a generous teaspoon of cranberry sauce into each pastry shell, then top with 2 cubes of cheese.

7

Brush the pastry with the beaten egg.

8

Pick the leaves off the sprigs of thyme and roughly chop. Sprinkle the thyme over the pastries.

9

Bake in the pre-heated oven until the pastry is puffed up and golden, about 20 minutes.

10

Leave to cool in the muffin tin for about 5-10 minutes, then careful remove from the tin and serve warm.

Ingredients

 2 Sheets of puff pastry, thawed
 1 Block of Carbery Cracker White
 12 Heaped tsp of Cranberry Sauce
 1 Egg, beaten
 23 Sprigs of fresh thyme

Directions

1

Unroll the puff pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface. Use a sharp knife or pizza wheel to cut each sheet into 6 squares.

2

Lightly grease the wells of a muffin tin then press a square of pastry into each one.

3

Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

4

Pre-heat oven to 220°C / 200°C fan assisted.

5

Cut the block of Carbery Cracker White in 2 down the centre, lengthways. Cut each piece into 12 cubes, so that you have 24 cubes in total.

6

Remove the muffin tin with chilled pastry from the fridge. Drop a generous teaspoon of cranberry sauce into each pastry shell, then top with 2 cubes of cheese.

7

Brush the pastry with the beaten egg.

8

Pick the leaves off the sprigs of thyme and roughly chop. Sprinkle the thyme over the pastries.

9

Bake in the pre-heated oven until the pastry is puffed up and golden, about 20 minutes.

10

Leave to cool in the muffin tin for about 5-10 minutes, then careful remove from the tin and serve warm.

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