Puff Pastry Patty Shells Recipe
Puff pastry patty shells are baked puff pastry shells. Easy and homemade, these puff pastry shells are baked with a brushing of egg wash and hollowed out to make shells.
Ingredients
1/2 recipe Basic Puff Pastry
1 egg, beaten
Directions
Roll out Basic Puff Pastry to 3/8 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
Cut pastry with a 3 inch cutter, cutting rounds as close together as possible to reduce scraps.
Place rounds on an un greased baking sheet.
Using a 2 inch cutter, make an indentation about 1/4 inch through center of pastry rounds, and lightly brush tops with beaten egg.
Freeze 10 minutes.
Preheat oven to 450°; place pastry in oven.
Reduce temperature to 400°, and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
Remove to wire rack to cool.
Remove centers of patty shells.
Cut pastry with a 3 inch cutter, cutting rounds as close together as possible to reduce scraps.
Place rounds on an un greased baking sheet.
Using a 2 inch cutter, make an indentation about 1/4 inch through center of pastry rounds, and lightly brush tops with beaten egg.
Freeze 10 minutes.
Preheat oven to 450°; place pastry in oven.
Reduce temperature to 400°, and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
Remove to wire rack to cool.
Remove centers of patty shells.