Delicious puff pastry puffs with minced meat are thin crispy pastry and a lot of juicy toppings. The pastries are tasty both hot and cold.
Puffs can be taken to work or a picnic, or served with hot broth.
Puff pastry layers with minced meat - basic principles of preparation
The most time-consuming process is the preparation of puff pastry. Knead it on the water. Then they roll it out, spread the pieces of butter fat over the entire area, fold it in an envelope and roll it out as thinly as possible. The procedure is repeated several times. Then the dough must be placed in the refrigerator for several hours. There is also a quick cooking method. To do this, sift the flour into a cup, add the sliced butter and pour in ice water. Quickly knead the dough and also put in the refrigerator. The fastest and easiest way to make puffs: use your purchased puff pastry.
Puff filling is prepared on the basis of any minced meat. Mixed minced meat from several varieties of meat is best suited for this. For juiciness, finely chopped onions are added to it, salt, pepper and knead well.
The dough is rolled into a thin layer, cut into small squares. In the middle of each lay a filling and form square or triangular puffs.
For a change, cheese, waxes, feta cheese, etc. are added to the filling.
Recipe 1. Puff pastry layers with minced meat
Ingredients
three cloves of garlic;
400 g mixed minced meat;
one egg;
a pound of puff pastry;
three pinches of salt;
two pinches of ground pepper;
two onions.
Cooking method
Unhook the garlic cloves and onions. Chop the last one in a thin quarter of the rings, slightly knead with your hands so that the vegetable starts up the juice. Chop the garlic finely. Add vegetables to minced meat.
Sprinkle the ingredients for the filling with pepper and salt. If desired, add herbs. Stir well until smooth.
Defrost the dough, free from packaging and place on a table crushed with flour. Roll lightly and cut into equal squares. Spread the meat filling over the dough.
Form puffs by filling the edges of the dough in the form of an envelope or a triangle. Lightly oil the deco. Put puffs on it. Shake the egg with a whisk. Grease the pastry with an egg. Preheat the oven to 200 C. Send a deco into it and bake for half an hour until golden brown.
Recipe 2. Puff pastry puffs with minced meat and cream cheese
Ingredients
packaging puff pastry;
300 g of mixed meat;
ground black pepper;
one chicken egg;
salt;
two cream cheese.
Cooking method
Heat well with oil in a cast iron skillet. Put the minced meat and fry, stirring continuously, until cooked. Knead thoroughly to achieve a uniform structure. Pepper and salt. Stir, put on a plate and cool.
Thaw the dough completely. Unroll it on the countertop, sprinkling it with flour. Roll into a thin rectangle and cut into small squares. Put some chilled minced meat in the middle of each. Put a slice of cream cheese on top.
Fold the square diagonally, firmly fasten the edges and cut them with a wheel for pasties. Spread the puffs on the parchment deco and bake at 180 degrees for 20 minutes. Take the puffs out of the oven, grease them with a beaten egg and send them to bake for another ten minutes.
Recipe 3. Puff pastry layers with minced meat and sesame seeds
Ingredients
Filling:
large onion;
20 ml of oil grows .;
250 g beef tenderloin;
3 pinch of salt;
3 g of nutmeg and a mixture of peppers.
Puffs:
750 puff yeast-free dough;
7 g of mustard and sesame;
egg - one pc.
Cooking method
Remove the dough from the freezer. While you are preparing the filling, it will completely defrost. Peel the large onion. Chop it finely. Passer in a preheated frying pan in oil, stirring constantly, until light brown.
Wash the beef, dry it with a disposable towel and cut into not too large slices. Roll the meat through a meat grinder. Put the minced meat to the onion and fry, stirring regularly, until the juice evaporates. Season with spices and salt. Stir, cover and simmer over low heat for another quarter hour. Put the filling in a deep plate and set aside to cool.
Divide the dough into three identical parts. Each roll slightly and cut into four more parts. On the one hand, grease the place where the filling will be. Put the chilled stuffing and start to roll. Cut the remaining piece of dough into strips, pull them out a little and wrap the puff to the end. Blind the edges.
Spread the puffs on a greased deco. Beat the egg and grease the pastries with a silicone brush. Sprinkle abundantly with sesame seeds on top. Put in the oven for 25 minutes, after turning it on for 200 C.
Recipe 4. Puff pastry puffs with minced meat, cheese and mushrooms
Ingredients
450 g of ready-made puff yeast-free dough;
3 cloves of garlic;
250 g of champignons;
50 g of flour;
200 g mixed minced meat;
30 ml grows. oils;
2 medium onions;
50 g of soft cheese of sharp varieties.
Cooking method
Finely chop the peeled onions. Grind cheese on a medium grater. Thaw the dough beforehand.
Wipe the mushrooms with a damp cloth and cut into small cubes. Put in a frying pan with hot oil and fry, stirring, for about seven minutes. The liquid should completely evaporate. Add the onions, add salt, season with pepper and continue to simmer for a quarter hour over medium heat.
Stuff the minced meat in a bowl, season with salt and pepper. Squeeze the peeled garlic into it and knead thoroughly. Pour the oil into a separate pan, warm it thoroughly, put the minced meat and fry, kneading with a fork, until golden.
In a deep dish, combine the fried minced meat with mushrooms. Stir. Preheat the oven to 200 C. Roll the dough into a thin layer and cut it into small squares. Place a chilled filling on each and form puffs in the form of an envelope or a triangle, tightly fastening the edges. Line the baking sheet with parchment and put puffs on it. Sprinkle grated cheese on top and bake for half an hour.
Recipe 5. Puff pastry layers with minced meat and potatoes
Ingredients
finished puff pastry - kg;
onion head;
potatoes - 2 tubers;
mixed minced meat - half a kilogram.
Cooking method
Peeled onion crumbled as finely as possible. Knead the onions lightly with your hands so that it starts up the juice. Add to minced meat. Peel the potatoes, wash them and chop them into large chips. Spread to the rest of the ingredients. All salt and pepper. Mix everything with your hands until smooth.
Pre-thawed dough is laid out on the countertop, dabbing it with flour. We roll it and cut it into identical small squares.
In the middle of each we put meat filling. We connect the edges tightly. Grease a baking sheet with oil. We spread the puffs on it and also coat them with oil. We turn on the oven for 200 C. Bake until a delicious crust appears.
Recipe 6. Puff pastry puffs with minced meat and cottage cheese
Ingredients
a bunch of greenery;
400 g puff pastry;
20 ml grows. oils;
a pound of mixed minced meat;
ground paprika;
200 g of cottage cheese;
dry garlic;
2 onions;
2 chicken yolks.
Cooking method
Stuffing is transferred to a suitable dish. We clean, wash and finely chop the onions. We send the chopped vegetable to the stuffing. Here we grind fresh cottage cheese through a sieve. Season with a generous pinch of ground paprika, garlic powder and salt. Rinse fresh herbs, chop finely and send into a bowl. Knead the filling thoroughly.
The dough is completely defrosted. We release it from the packaging and lay it on the countertop, trimming it with flour. Lightly roll and cut into the same squares.
In the middle of each we put a stuffing of minced meat and cottage cheese. We form puffs in the form of triangles or envelopes. Deco cover with baking paper. We spread puffs on it. Lubricate with beaten egg yolk and send for half an hour to the oven. Bake at 180 degrees. Serve puffs with drinks or fresh broth.
Puff pastry puffs with minced meat - tips and tricks
Thaw the dough exclusively at room temperature; you cannot use a microwave or oven for this.
Puffs on top can be greased with egg yolk, sour cream or milk.
You can add fresh vegetables, cheese, feta cheese or other ingredients to your filling to your taste.
The filling can be made from raw minced meat, or pre-fried until tender.
