CHEESY HAM & TUNA PUFF PASTRY SHAPES

CHEESY HAM & TUNA

SAVOURY PUFF PASTRY SHAPE 'SANDWICHES'

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COOKING APPLIANCES   OVEN, AIRFRYER, HALOGEN OVEN

use store bought, pre prepared, puff pastry sheets, adding salt to taste or,
create puff pastry from scratch.

Use pastry or cookie cutters shapes

Roll out the pastry sheets, cut two shapes each the same, repeating.
spread first shape pair with the fillings, using a spoon, smooth down with a knife
place a the second puff pastry shape of the pair on top of the first to make the 'sandwich'
sprinkle some grated cheese on the top, with pinch of peppers or herbs to taste or a dash of sauce.

cook at 200 - 220 degress Celsius for 15-20 minutes until golden brown, adjusting times ...and temperature..for your appliance. do a dry run with a shape first, to test to get optimum from your cooking appliance.

Garnish with a squeeze of cream cheese spread from a tube or icing bag,  with herbs, and a square of ham or pinch of tuna AFTER baking.

PUFF PASTRY DIRECTIONS  #PUFFPASTRY  (one method)

INGREDIENTS
#salt  #Flour, #Butter, #water,

EQUIPMENT

CLINGFILM, BAKING PARCHMENT, ROLLING PIN, FOODBLENDER, FRIDGE, TIMER
BAKING TRAY

DIRECTIONS ( source: BBC recipe)

Blitz the flour and salt in a food processor and add the water. Work into a ball, cover with cling film and chill for 1 hour. This rough dough is called the detrempe.

Soften the cold butter between two sheets of baking parchment by pressing with a rolling pin. Cut in half, lie on top of each other and repeat until pliable. Reshape into a rectangle.

Flour your work surface, roll the pastry into a circle and put the butter in the centre. Fold the pastry sides in to cover the butter.

Roll out a little and mark the dough into thirds. Fold the bottom third up and the top third down. Make a quarter turn, seal the edges by pressing with the rolling pin.

Roll the dough out again and mark into thirds. Fold the bottom third up and the top third down. Seal the edges again, give the pastry a quarter turn and repeat.

Cover with cling film and chill for 20 mins until firm and cold.

Roll and fold four more times, chilling after two.

Chill for an hour before using.

PREPARATION TIME 1 HOUR 40 MINUTES APPROX.

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2 FLAVOURS FILLING

Any range of fillings can be used, making this very versatile

EQUIPMENT

FOOD BLENDER, CHOPPER.FOOD GRATER. 4 BOWLS. TEASPOON. OVEN,PEPPERMILL, icingbag&fancy nozzle.HAND MASHER, herb chopping board and knife, dicer cutter/food MANDOLINE or potato chipper

TIN OF HAM, TIN OF TUNA.  MASHED POTATO MIX, SAUCES, CONDIMENTS

Ingredients

#mashedPotato, #Milk, #Butter, #MozzarellaCheese, #CheddarCheese, #Salt, #Pepper, #Oregano, #Basil, #Marjoram, #Herbs, #HamDiced, #Tuna, #Onion, #SpringOnion, #Chives, #BrownSauce, #Sauces, #Spices, #Herbs, #Water, #mashedPotatoMix, #MaizeMeal, #Tomato

#CheeseNHerbPrimula(or other creamy cheese tube-squeezed product/ cream cheese dispensed from an icingbag with nozzle attachment)

Directions

PREPARE the mashed potato , adding (optionally) milk and butter, salt and pepper to taste, and maizemeal as a binding agent.

mash up finely, add to  bowl  1. Or make up mashed potato mix per its directions

GATHER & PREPARE the herbs, chopping finely or collected dried, bottled.

PREPARE THE TUNA, DRAINING IT, flaking with a fork place in  bowl 2

PREPARE THE CREAMCHEESE in icing bag or readymade tube

prepare the onions, spring onions..chop finely

PREPARE THE CHEESE, GRATING FINELY

PREPARE THE ONIONS, SPRING ONIONS, TOMATO CHOPPING FINELY keeping vegetables separate, and cleaning chopping surfaces and implements between ingredients

LASTLY, PREPARE THE HAM, DICING INTO FINE CUBES by hand or using a mandolin. place ham separately. PLACE IN BOWL 3

SEPARATE THE POTATO MASH INTO TWO BOWLS, using bowl 4

CHEESY HAM & ONION HERB POTATO FILLING: NOT HALAL NOR KOSHER

mix the grated cheese into the potato and folding in the VERY finely chopped onions ... into bowl 1,  add diced ham, folding it in evenly, add herbs and sauce to taste. leave some ham cubes for the garnishes. cheese should be 25% or less of filling.  MAKE AND STORE SEPARATELY FROM TUNA FILLING, ON SEPARATE WORK STATION ENSURING SEPARATE TOOLS/ FOOD HYGIENE

 

CHEESY TUNA & TOMATO HERB POTATO FILLING : HALAL & KOSHER FRIENDLY

mix the grated cheese into the potato and folding in the VERY finely chopped tomato with ... into bowl 4., add tuna flakes, folding it in evenly, add herbs and sauce to taste. leave some tuna flakes for the garnishes.cheese should be 25% or less of filling. 

alternatives: Substitute pre cooked Chicken instead of ham for a halal/kosher diet-friendly alternative. Strictly speaking, the chicken is neither kosher nor halal unless already pre-prepared and sold as such from reputable Kosher or Halal sources

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CUT OUT THE SHAPES USING THE CUTTERS, IN PAIRS OF SHAPES, FROM THE PRE-MADE PASTRY SHEET, CHILLED.

SELECT A FILLING, FILL, SPREAD WITH KNIFE, PUT PASTRY TOP ON.

COOKING TIME 20 MINS

bake at 200-220 for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. COOK fillings separately, cleaning oven between bakes/ fillings.

garnish with a loop of cream cheese, herbs, and either a pinch of tuna or ham.

GARNISH TIME 5 MINS.  

SPECIAL DIET ADVICE

CHECK PACKET MIXES FOR INGREDIENTS AND ADVICE

NOT SUITABLE FOR WHEATFREE, GLUTENFREE, MILK FREE, WHEYFREE, LOWFAT, KOSHER, HALAL,  DIETS,  REDUCED ACID[RHEUMATISM] DIETS (TOMATO), VEGAN, VEGETARIAN, LACTOVEGETARIAN

POSSIBLE ALLERGENS:

MILK, FISH, OMEGA OILS (TUNA), HERBS & SPICES, POTASSIUM (ONIONS, SPRING ONIONS, TOMATOS), 

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SPECIAL DIET ALTERNATIVES

GLUTEN FREE PUFF PASTRY recipes DIRECTLY sourced from coeliac.org.uk [LINK TO PAGE] REPRODUCED IN FULL TEXT HERE:-

Gluten free puff pastry can be a challenge but we've got some recipes to help. These recipes approach it differently, so there's sure to be one for you.

Gluten free puff pastry - recipe 1

Ingredients

100g gluten free flour*

100g cold butter, cut into cubes

60ml cold water

2 drop lemon juice

Pinch salt

Method

1. Put flour, salt, butter, lemon juice and water into a bowl and mix to incorporate the water
2. Empty out onto floured cling film, roll into a rectangle, book fold then wrap in cling film. Place into the fridge for 10 mins
3. Take out of the fridge, unwrap but leave on the cling film. Turn and roll out to a rectangle, book fold and return to the fridge. Repeat this process a further three times
4. Roll out your pastry to 3mm once you're ready to use it.

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Gluten free puff pastry - recipe 2

Ingredients

*300g gluten free flour*

Pinch salt and pepper

200ml water

250g lard/butter

Method

1. Place all dry ingredients in a mixer add water to bring together
2. Divide the loose dough into two portions and roll into two balls
3. Pat each ball into a rectangle and spread softened butter onto one rectangle
4. Cover the buttered rectangle with the second one and wrap in cling film
5. Put pastry into the fridge for 1 hour
6. Take the pastry out of the fridge and roll the sandwiched dough until it is a third bigger
7. Fold the pastry in half, and half again until you have done seven turns in total
8. The pastry is ready to use.

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Gluten free puff pastry - recipe 3

Ingredients

60g rice flour*

60g brown rice flour*

60g millet flour*

60g cornstarch

¼ tsp salt

10g icing sugar

1 tsp xanthan gum

¼ tsp guar gum

85g cold water

188g unsalted butter

Method

Place all dry ingredients in a mixer, add the water to bring together

1. Divide the loose dough into two portions and roll into two balls
2. Pat each ball into a rectangle and spread softened butter onto one rectangle
3. Cover the buttered rectangle with the second one and wrap in cling film
4. Put pastry into the fridge for 1 hour
5. Take the pastry out of the fridge and roll the sandwiched dough until it is a third bigger
6. Then fold the pastry in half, and half again until you have done seven turns in total.

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VEGAN PUFF PASTRY (NON COELIAC)
Use pre-chilled vegetable margarine marked as vegan.

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VEGETARIAN BACON(NON COELIAC)
Available from most healthfood shops and supermarkets may need lower setting cooked longer in some appliances

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VEGETARIAN SOYSAUSAGE(NON COELIAC)
Available from most healthfood shops and supermarkets may need lower setting cooked longer in some appliances

VEGETARIAN QUORN SAUSAGE  WARNING = MUSHROOM.   NOT SUITABLE FOR SOME
Available from most healthfood shops and supermarkets may need lower setting cooked longer in some appliances

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TOFU(NON COELIAC) Available from most healthfood shops and supermarkets may need lower setting cooked longer in some appliances

VEGAN CHEESE (SOYA)  
 Available from most healthfood shops and supermarkets may need lower setting cooked longer in some appliances

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FOOD EVANGELISM OPPORTUNITIES

Cookie cutter shapes ,Christian themes & topics
CROSS  =   SALVATION
DOVE = HOLY SPIRIT

sandwich variant    USING SQUARE CUT SHAPES, CUT OUT THE TOP SQUARE WITH THE COOKIE CUTTER