Baking Classics: Puff Pastry Canapés

Baking Classics

The Technique

Puff Pastry Canapés

Lovely appetizers that blend a combination of fine pastries with our traditional Southern fare is such a fresh, new way to enjoy them. A variety of canapés may be prepared from a batch of Buttermilk Puff Pastry as it’s just a matter of creating crisp, flaky shells such as in the case of Vol-au-Vents or Pimiento Cheese Napoleon Canapés that make smart use of the circles that remain. Learn how to make an irresistible nibble perfect for spring entertaining & beyond.

Pimiento Cheese Napoleon Canapés
makes 1 1/2 dozen

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place the 1 3/16-inch centers cut from a recipe of Vol-au-Vents 1-inch apart on a parchment paper-lined half sheet pan. Bake 8 minutes or until golden brown & cooked throughout. Remove the pan from the oven. Cool 20 minutes. Fill a pastry bag fit with a small round tip with your favorite pimiento cheese. Pipe the mixture on all of the pastry circles. Stack half of them over the remaining pieces. Sprinkle the surface with finely chopped toasted pecans. Serve with French 75 cocktails.

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How To Make Napoleon-Style Appetizers & Salads

Stacking a variety of tempting foods makes for lovely presentations to guests when entertaining. If Buttermilk Puff Pastry seems a bit intimidating, the same concept make be applied to a small batch of homemade biscuits. Simply split them, fill & stack.

The Technique

When working with puff pastry in particular, chefs are savvy to use all elements to make smart use of time & resources. The key to being certain a batch of Pimiento Cheese Napoleon Canapés look their best or really any stacked appetizer, salad, main dish or dessert, is to use an element that will firm well so the dish holds shape. Consider a Fresh Herb Cheese that will firm if placed in the refrigerator to set or pipe it well chilled if pairing with warm items. Goat cheese compliments seafood beautifully when stacked with fried green tomatoes & drizzled with a balsamic reduction for lovely contrast. Experiment with a variety of your favorite party fare to create delicious combinations all your own.

 The Tune
“So Easy To Love” Billie Holiday

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