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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'.

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.
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|TotalCalories = 6942
|PortionCalories = 1735
|DatePublished=20th March 2014
|Author=Chef
|ImageComment = Absolutely huge crayfish puffs!
|Servings = Serves 4
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 45 minutes
|PrepTime = 15 minutes
|CookTime = 30 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Crayfish and cream cheese puffs.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]

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====Best recipe review====

''Massive!!!''

5/5 

Massive in size, massive in flavour - good cold too.

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 500 g (1 lb) packet of Jus Rol pre-rolled [[Puff pastry|puff pastry]]
| 240g of prepared [[crayfish]]
| 2 tablespoons [[nam pla]] - optional, but it makes the [[crawdaddies]] even fishier!
| 200 g full [[Fat|fat]] [[Cream cheese|cream cheese]]
| 4 finely chopped [[Spring onions|spring onions]]
| 2.5 cm (1") [[Ginger|ginger]], skinned and very finely [[Julienned|julienned]], then chopped
| [[Salt]] and [[Freshly ground black pepper|freshly ground black pepper]] to taste
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===[[Mise en place]]===
* If you have the time and the [[nam pla]] [[marinade]] the [[crayfish]] in 2 tablespoons of [[nam pla]] for an hour or so.
* After they have finished marinating, drain the [[crayfish]] and discard the [[nam pla]].
* Remove the puff pastry from the fridge 15 minutes before using.
* Preheat the oven to 200° C (400° F - gas 6)
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Image:Crayfish and cream cheese puffs baked.jpg|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|Preparing the crawfish puffs
Image:Crayfish and cream cheese puffs, the ingredients.jpg|The ingredients. The tomatoes and red onion are for the salsa)
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===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| Roll out the pastry into two pieces, about 24 cm x 15 cm.
| Finely chop the [[Spring onions|spring onions]], [[Julienne|julienne]] the [[Ginger|ginger]] and mix into into the [[Cream cheese|cream cheese]].
| Season the [[Cream cheese|cream cheese]] mixture with [[Black pepper|black pepper]].
| Stir the crayfish into the [[cream cheese]] mixture.

| Spoon half the cream cheese mixture onto one half of each sheet of pastry, leaving 2 cm [3/4 inch] clear to ensure a good seal.
| Brush the edges with milk or water to make a good join.
| Press the edges together with your fingers, then use the tines of a fork to crimp the edges.
| 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.
| [[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===
* Serve with a [[Tomato salsa]]
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