Great Bloggers Bake Off - Week 9 Canapes

 

This week was always going to be a tricky one for me regardless of what the theme was.

We are going on holiday on Friday and it is always manic getting everything ready.

However I decided to use this weeks theme to some good use.

The canapes that I am making will be great little nibbles for the journey.

That is if my lot can manage to keep their fingers off them until then!

I am amazed that I have actually managed to bake these along with getting ready for holiday.

Here is what I have made:

 

Pesto, goats cheese and courgette tarts

 

Ingredients

Pastry

 

125g plain flour

63g chilled butter, cubed

A pinch of salt

1tbsp dried basil

1 egg yolk

25mls water

 

Filling

 

Basil pesto

Soft goats cheese

Courgette, a couple of slices quartered

 

Heat the oven to 180C

 

1 - Put the flour, butter, salt and dried basil in a food processor and blitz until you get a breadcrumb texture

2 - Add the yolk and the water and mix

3 - As soon as the dough comes together remove from the food processor and form into a ball

 

 

4 - Wrap in cling film and chill for minimum of 30 minutes

5 - Once chilled roll out and cut circles with a cutter

6 - Place in either silicone cases or a cupcake tin

7 - Place about half a tea spoon of pesto in each pastry case

 

 

8 - Top with a ball of goats cheese and place in the courgette quarters

 

 

9 - Bake for about 20 minutes until browned

 

Cauliflower, Broccoli and Stilton Tarts

 

Ingredients

 

Pastry

 

125g plain flour

63g  chilled butter, cubed

A pinch of salt

1 egg yolk

Half tspn cayenne pepper

25mls water

 

Filling

 

A few florets of cauliflower and broccoli

Stilton cheese

A drop of full fat milk

 

Heat oven to 180C

 

1 - Make pastry as about just replace the dried basil for cayenne pepper

2 - Chill in the fridge for minimum of 30 minutes

 

 

3 - While the pastry is chilling boil the cauliflower and broccoli until soft

4 - Blend the cauliflower and broccoli until you have a smooth texture

5 - Crumble in the Stilton and a drop of milk and mix all together

6 - Once pastry has chilled roll out and cut the tart bases

7 - Place about 1 tspn of the cheese and vegetable mix

 

 

8 - Bake for about 20 minutes or until browned

Tuna Puff Pastry Case

Puff pastry (I am so sorry but I had to use ready made due to the time scale!)
Tinned tuna
Passata
Red onion
Cayenne pepper

Heat the oven to 180C

1 - Fry the onions until soft in a little olive oil
2 - Add the tuna and fry for a couple of minutes
3 - Mix in the passata and cayenne pepper and heat for a few minutes
4 - Remove from the heat and leave to cool
5 - Once cooled cut out circles of puff pastry
6 - Pinch the four corners together so that you create a square basket
7 - Spoon in approx half a teaspoon of the tuna mix into each puff pastry basket
8 - Bake for approx 20 minutes or until browned
 

Goats Cheese and Tomato Puff Pastry Case

Puff Pastry
Soft goats cheese
Cherry tomatoes, cubed

1 - As above create the puff pastry baskets
2 - Form a ball of goats cheese and add to each basket
3 - Top with a quarter of a cherry tomato
4 - Bake for approx 20 minutes or until browned
 

 

From left to right - Tuna Puff Pastry Case, Pesto Goats Cheese and Courgette Tart, Goats Cheese and Cherry Tomato Puff Pastry Case and Cauliflower, Broccoli and Stilton Tart

 

 

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