Buffalo Chicken Puff Pastry Bites
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Shredded chicken filling
inspiration: Everybody loves a good Buffalo Chicken wing! We wanted to make a tasty appetizer but nothing typical because sometimes you don't want to mess with the bone. We deconstructed the flavors and put them in a nice tasty puff pastry package.
ingredients:
- 1 package of puff pastry plus flour for dusting
- 1 whole chicken, cooked and meat fork shredded
- 2 cups Franks hot sauce
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped scallions
- 1/4 cup chopped jalapeños
- salt & pepper to taste
- 2 eggs for egg wash
method: In a large bowl, combine the shredded chicken, hot sauce, blue cheese, scallions, jalapeños, salt and pepper and gently fold together.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Dust counter surface and roller with flour and cut each sheet into 9, 3x3" pieces. Take each piece, and roll out till about 3/8" thick and approximately 4x4". Place the mixture into the center of each piece, egg wash along the edges and fold over to form rectangles and crimp the edges with a fork to seal. Place each one on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper so they are crowded but not touching.
At this point you can do one of three things: cook them off, refrigerate for cooking later, or freeze for another day. If you are freezing, place the cookie sheet in the freezer and let them set for about 30 minutes before putting in a freezer bag so they dont stick together.
When ready to cook, egg wash the pieces (with egg and hot sauce for color and flavor) and place in the oven. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until nice and golden brown.
Serve warm or room temperature and enjoy! These are also great served along side a blue cheese dip.
entertaining notes: These can be made ahead of time and frozen with the egg wash for about 2 months in the freezer.
Yields: Makes 18 puff pastry bites.
