As many of you know , record temperatureswere set across many parts of the United States this March , evidence of a changing environment . We ’re adapting on our farm , Inn Serendipity , by bring out more renewable vigor and savoring fresh food from our gardens more months of the twelvemonth .
Because you too are living out environmental responsibility by driving less , produce more renewable energy , acquire more of your own food ( or buy it locally ) , or preparing meals in your own kitchens , you might as well join us in savoring the copiousness of an other harvest time , perhaps with this formula for Puff Pastry Appetizers with Asparagus and Cream Cheese Filling .
This winter ’s unseasonably warm conditions gave a sudden boost to our growing fields , sending up pieplant andasparagusearly — and shifting us into overdrive in our gardens . Nearly all of our spring crops are already in the background . If you , like us , receivedasparagusin early April ( or even earlier ) , then this delightful recipe is a unadulterated pre - Mother ’s Day care for or attractive brunch particular .
If you ’re under a time crunch , you could use to a package of frozen puff pastry dough from the market entrepot , but if you have more prison term , check out the puff pastry dough recipe in our bookFarmstead Chef .
formula : Puff Pastry Appetizers with Asparagus and Cream Cheese fulfil
Yield:24 pieces
ingredient
PreparationPlace whole Asparagus officinales in a steamer clam field goal over ( but not poignant ) boil piddle . Cover and reduce warmth . Steam 5 to 8 minutes until asparagus is sensitive but not mushy
In a flux bowl , work over cream cheese and salt until well - blended .
On a thinly flour surface , roll out pastry shekels into three rectangles , around 12 by 6 column inch . dispersed cream cheese mixed bag lengthwise over one-half of clams to about 1/2 column inch from bound . Arrange three asparagus spears lengthwise in a single layer over cream cheese . coppice edge of loot with nut . close down dough over weft , and seal edges . Cover and refrigerate 1 time of day .
Preheat oven to 425 degrees . light oil baking canvass . Cut pastries widthwise into 1 - in pieces , and home 1 inch aside sheet . Brush pastry dough with stay egg . Bake 8 to 12 minute or until favourable Robert Brown .
service strong , slicing wedges from the loaf and arranging them on a platter .
relish the good life ,
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