Goat Cheese and Apple Puff Pastry
This is one of my favorite starter! I love goat cheese and its taste and texture goes very well with apple. All served in a puff pastry, it’s super simple but so good. Here is my ultra simple recipe for Goat Cheese and Apple Puff Pastry and I will also show you 4 folding techniques to vary the shapes!
Which goat cheese to choose?
For this recipe, it is best to choose a goat cheese in a log. The goat cheese log or bûche de chèvre is ideal for cooking because it melts particularly well while keeping a slightly dry heart.
You can also try this recipe with fresh goat cheese. In this case put the goat cheese under the apples.
Folding techniques for puff pastry
I chose to show you 4 folding techniques but there are still plenty of others.
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The Classic
This is in my opinion the most classic folding method. To do this, simply cut the puff pastry into squares of about 12 x 12 cm (about 4,5 inches). Then place the filling in the center. To finish fold each corner towards the middle and fix them together, possibly adding a few drops of water.
Note that in my case, the pastry almost never holds during baking because the puff pastry swells too much. However, I don’t really mind because I find it pretty to see the inside of the puff pastry.
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The Pocket
With this method, you can hide the filling of the puff pastry (good if you have a filling that don’t look specially nice).
To do this, cut a square with the dough of about 12 x 12 cm (4,5 inches) as well. Place the filling on one of the two halves of the puff pastry only. Then, fold the free half and seal the edges well by pressing with the backs of a fork.
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The Mini-Tart
I think this is my favorite method however it does waste a lot of the dough. So, I usually keep the rest of the dough and prepare small sweet apple pies the next day!
For this method, cut two circles about 10 cm (4 inches) in diameter. Cut a circle 9 cm (3.5 inches) in diameter in one of your two circle dough and reserve the border which is 1 cm (0.4 inch) wide.
On the large circle, place the filling, leaving 1 cm (0.4 inch) free from the edges. Then place the border on top and press well with your fingers to seal it.
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The Square
This technique is the one that allows you to add the most filling to your puff pastry!
For this technique, cut a 12 x 12 cm (4.5 inches) square of puff pastry. Place the filling in the center, leaving 2 cm free at the edges. Fold the border on themselves and seal them well.
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Here is a little video that shows you these 4 folding techniques!
Recipe for Goat Cheese and Apple Puff Pastry
For 6 puff pastries you need the following ingredients:
Ingredients
- 1 puff pastry, rectangular about 250 g
- 2 apples
- 1 log of goat cheese
- Herbes de Provence
- Salt
- Pepper
- 6 teaspoons of pine nuts
- Olive oil
Preparation
Preheat your oven to 175 ° C (hot air).
Divide the puff pastry into 6 squares of 12 x 12 cm (4.5 inches). Cut the apples into thin strips.
Place a few apple slices in the center of each puff pastry. Add a piece of goat cheese on top. Season with salt and pepper. Add a pinch of Herbes de Provence. Finish with a few pine nuts and a dash of olive oil.
Fold the four corners towards the center and seal them together tightly. Bake for about 15 minutes. Serve with a green salad.
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Ingredients
- 1 puff pastry rectangular about 250 g (9 oz)
- 2 apples
- 1 log of goat cheese
- Herbes de Provence
- Salt
- Pepper
- 6 teaspoons of pine nuts
- Olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 175 ° C (fan oven).
- Divide the puff pastry into 6 squares of 12 x 12 cm (4.5 inches).
- Cut the apples into thin strips.
- Place a few apple slices in the center of each puff pastry. Add a piece of goat cheese on top. Add salt and pepper.
- Add a pinch of Herbes de Provence. Finish with a few pine nuts and a dash of olive oil.
- Fold the four corners towards the center and seal them together tightly. Bake for about 15 minutes. Serve with a green salad.