Puff is a professional confectionery name for all of us known puff pastry. Puff pastry can be prepared at a certain number of revolutions (up to five), and the higher this number, the tastier and better the dough is considered. The basis of this type of dough (and it can be yeast, soda or fresh) is oil. It should be almost as much as flour. The main thing is to properly distribute the butter in the dough. It must be smeared as it is rolled out, while the dough should not break through in any case, so that it does not leak. Firstly, this creates inconvenience when working with it, and secondly, during baking, the dough may dry from above, and the lower layers may remain unbaked.
Puff pastry at the same time needs to be rolled out very thinly. This is difficult, so very often the dough breaks. Everything is accumulated only by practice. However, there are also mandatory methods for making puff. When making puff pastry, water must be added gradually. It should be absolutely equally saturated with water. The dough is rolled into a square shape, and the wrappers are made so that they are narrow on the one hand and wide on the other. So that the oil does not leak out at the seams, it is necessary to roll out the dough constantly perpendicular to the narrow edges. Making every two turns, you should give the test a "rest" for ten minutes. The dough will turn out good if made in a cool place. Some chefs even leave a puff on ice just before baking.
This is especially important in summer if the weather is hot. Here is the recipe for a simple puff pastry: for 500 g of flour, you need 300 g of oil (vegetable or animal), a pinch of salt and 250 ml of water. The filling of puffs can be very different. Here we will look at several options on how to make cheese puffs.
Feta Cheese Puffs
To prepare puffs with feta, you need to have 800 g of puff pastry, some fresh herbs, 450 g of feta cheese, 200 g of any hard cheese, 3 eggs, seasonings (salt and pepper) and 120 ml of milk.
Dough must be thawed in advance. Then heat the oven 180 degrees. Cooking the filling: finely chop the greens. Throw feta cheese on a strainer in order to glass excess liquid, knead with a fork. Grate hard cheese on a coarse grater. Beat eggs and milk separately in a bowl. Mix everything so that the mass is homogeneous, add seasoning. Do not salt much, you can not add salt at all. The oven will already be preheated by then. Cover the parchment on a baking sheet. Cut the dough into triangles and stuff with cheese. The edges must be well plucked so that the cheese does not leak. Cheese layers will be ready in 40 minutes.
Cheese Puffs
We need: puff pastry - 700g, 1 egg, hard cheese.
This is the easiest cheese puff recipe . The dough should be slightly rolled to a thickness of 3 mm. Cut into squares. Beat the egg and grease the dough with it. Cheese can be grated or finely chopped. Put cheese on top. Place the dough squares on a greased baking sheet or parchment. Bake in a preheated oven until baked.
Cheese Puffs: Beer Recipe
You will need the following ingredients: puff pastry - 1 kg, hard cheese - 200 g, a handful of sesame seeds, one egg. The test needs to be thawed in advance, then rolled out. After - carefully cut into small squares. Cheese does not need to be crushed, just put a piece on each square. Cover with another part from above, fasten the edges. Beat the egg and grease each pie with it. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Put the layers on a baking sheet covered with parchment and bake at 200 degrees. Bake until cooked. Such an appetizer is perfect for beer. Puffs with cheese can be served not only with beer, but also with any broth.
Crispy treats can be served both hot and cooled. Enjoy your meal!