Pate Filled pastry Recipe
Flash un cass are pastry filled appetizers that are great for parties. The appetizer pastry is prepared with cream cheese and flour along with butter. Stuffed with a filling of choice like pate, seasoned ham, caviar or anchovy paste, the flash un cas is savory and a great hit every time!
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 2 Cup (32 tbs) | |
| Cream cheese | 1 | |
| Salt | 1 Pinch | |
| Butter | 1 Cup (16 tbs) |
Directions
Sift flour and salt together in a bowl, then cut in butter and cream cheese with a pastry blender or two knives until mixture appears mealy.
Gather into a ball and chill several hours or overnight.
Pinch off bits of the pastry and roll as thin as possible on a lightly floured board.
Work fast.
Cut with a 2 inch round cooky cutter and place on a baking sheet.
Spread with any of these fillings: canned liver pate seasoned with a little Worcestershire sauce; ground Smithfield ham highly seasoned with steak sauce and a little ketchup; anchovy paste; caviar.
Fold the circles to make a half moon, press edges together, and bake in a preheated 400° oven until delicately browned.
Traditionally served with cold beer.
Gather into a ball and chill several hours or overnight.
Pinch off bits of the pastry and roll as thin as possible on a lightly floured board.
Work fast.
Cut with a 2 inch round cooky cutter and place on a baking sheet.
Spread with any of these fillings: canned liver pate seasoned with a little Worcestershire sauce; ground Smithfield ham highly seasoned with steak sauce and a little ketchup; anchovy paste; caviar.
Fold the circles to make a half moon, press edges together, and bake in a preheated 400° oven until delicately browned.
Traditionally served with cold beer.
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