Cheddar Apple Chicken Sausage Bites
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Recipe type: Appetizer
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Serves: 12
 
A perfect bite for your Super Bowl party with puff pastry, sharp cheddar, crunchy apple and sweet chicken sausage.
Ingredients
  • 1 dozen mini chicken apple sausages
  • 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 4 oz. Cabot Creamery Seriously Sharp Cheddar, sliced
  • ½ of an apple, peeled, quartered and cut into slices
  • 1 egg, beaten with a 1 tsp. water
  • Poppy seeds (optional)
  • Mustard for serving
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 and line two baking sheets with Silpat baking mats or parchment paper.
  2. Place one sheet of puff pastry on a well-floured surface or baking mat and roll out in a rectangle slightly larger than the original size.
  3. Cut puff pastry into 12 squares.
  4. Place a slice of cheddar diagonally across the center of a puff pastry square.
  5. Top cheddar with a slice of apple.
  6. Place one chicken mini-sausage on top of the apple slice and join the corners of the puff pastry square on top of the sausage.
  7. Place filled puff pastry square onto one of the baking sheets.
  8. Repeat until all puff pastry squares have been filled.
  9. Brush top and sides of each puff pastry square with the beaten egg and sprinkle with poppy seeds if using.
  10. Chill pastry squares on baking sheet for at least 30 minutes
  11. Bake for 15-17 minutes until pastry is puffed and golden brown. Do not undercook.
  12. Remove to a platter and serve warm with a tangy mustard.
Recipe by West of the Loop at https://www.westoftheloop.com/2015/01/30/7428/