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|ImageComment = | |ImageComment = Absolutely huge crayfish puffs! | ||
|Servings = Serves | |Servings = Serves 4 | ||
|Difficulty = 2 | |Difficulty = 2 | ||
|TotalTime = 45 minutes | |TotalTime = 45 minutes | ||
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[[Image:Crayfish and cream cheese puffs | [[Image:Crayfish and cream cheese puffs baked.jpg|thumb|300px|right|I made up little [[tin foil]] trays in case the filling leaked out. Not needed in the end.]] | ||
[[Image:Preparing crayfish and cream cheese puffs.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Preparing the crawfish puffs]] | [[Image:Preparing crayfish and cream cheese puffs.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Preparing the crawfish puffs]] | ||
[[Image:Crayfish and cream cheese puffs, the ingredients.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The ingredients. The tomatoes and red onion are for the salsa)]] | |||
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Because we love [[crayfish]] so much I thought I would make a variation of [[Salmon and cream cheese puffs]] with crayfish. I think [[crayfish]] are much nicer than [[prawns]] and taste much 'fishier'. | Because we love [[crayfish]] so much I thought I would make a variation of [[Salmon and cream cheese puffs]] with crayfish. I think [[crayfish]] are much nicer than [[prawns]] and taste much 'fishier'. | ||
I made these for 2 people, but they would easily serve 4, you could serve half per person or make 4 individual puffs. Smaller puffs would cook much quicker as the volume of the filling in these large puffs slows the cooking time. | |||
In truth, these will probably serve 4 people. | In truth, these will probably serve 4 people. | ||
===Ingredients=== | ===Ingredients=== | ||
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| Brush the top surface with a little milk or a beaten egg to help them brown. | | Brush the top surface with a little milk or a beaten egg to help them brown. | ||
| Make a slashes in the top of the pastry to allow steam to escape. | | Make a slashes in the top of the pastry to allow steam to escape. | ||
| [[Bake]] for | | [[Bake]] for 30 to 40 minutes until the pastry has risen and is golden [[Brown|brown]]. Check them after 20 minutes as you are only waiting for the pastry to cook. The filling only needs to heat up. | ||
| Allow the puffs to cool on a tray for 5 minutes before serving as the filling can get dangerously hot and will burn your mouth! | |||
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===Serving suggestions=== | ===Serving suggestions=== | ||
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[[Category:Main courses]] | [[Category:Main courses]] | ||
[[Category:Sea fish recipes]] | [[Category:Sea fish recipes]] | ||
[[Category:Baked or roasted]] | [[Category:Baked or roasted]] | ||