ASPARAGUS AND PUFF PASTRY CIGARS
Ingredients
- 150g/5oz ready-made puff pastry
- flour
- for dusting
- 25g/1oz cream cheese
- 10 asparagus spears
- 1 free-range egg
- beaten
- 2 tbsp freshly grated parmesan (or a similar vegetarian hard cheese)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
- Roll the puff pastry out on a floured surface into an 15cmx25cm/6inx10in rectangle and spread all over with the cream cheese.
- Using a sharp knife
- cut the pastry into 10 long
- thin strips.
- Wrap one pastry strip in a spiral around each asparagus spear and place onto a baking tray. Lightly brush each with beaten egg then scatter over the parmesan.
- Bake the cigars in the oven for 15-20 minutes
- or until the pastry has risen and is golden-brown.
