Seafood Or Chicken Puffs Recipes

CHICKEN PUFFS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water and bouillon to a boil. Reduce heat. Add chicken; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until juices run clear. Drain, reserving 1 cup liquid. Shred chicken; sprinkle with seafood seasoning. Set aside., In the same pan, bring butter and reserved poaching liquid to a boil. Combine flour and baking powder; add to the pan and stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in chicken., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown. In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients. Serve with chicken puffs.

CHICKEN PUFFS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, slowly cook and stir skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, onion and garlic. Cook until onions are tender and chicken is lightly browned.
• In a medium bowl, blend chicken mixture, cream cheese and butter until creamy.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Unroll croissants and divide in half to create 12 rectangles. Place approximately one tablespoon of the chicken mixture on each rectangle. Fold into balls.
• Arrange balls on a large baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 12 minutes, or until golden brown.

PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan heat butter and water over medium heat until butter melts. Fold in flour all at once, and stir vigorously until a ball forms in the center of the pan. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until fully blended. Mix should be very stiff. Drop by 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon onto prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the moisture disappears. Cool and slit a small opening on one side and stuff with desired filling.

SEAFOOD OR CHICKEN PUFFS

Steps:

• Dough for Puffs: Melt butter in 1/4 cup boiling water.
• Add flour and a dash of salt; stir vigorously.
• Cook and stir until mixture forms a ball that doesn't separate.
• Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• Add egg; beat vigorously until smooth.
• Stir in cheese.
• Drop dough onto greased baking sheet, using 1 level teaspoon dough for each puff.
• Bake at 400F for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven; cool and split.
• Combine filling of your choice.
• Fill each puff with 2 teaspoons of filling.
• Note:The filling amounts of two cups make enough to fill a batch of puffs.
• If you want to make both chicken and seafood fillings, double the recipe for puffs.

SHRIMP PUFF PASTRY TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add bread crumbs and 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder. Cook and stir until toasted, 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl; wipe pan clean., In the same skillet, melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add shrimp and remaining 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder; cook and stir until shrimp turn pink, 6-8 minutes. Reduce heat to low; stir in 1/3 cup cream cheese, sherry, parsley, tarragon and nutmeg until combined. Remove from the heat., On a lightly floured surface, unfold puff pastry. Roll into a 12-in. square. Cut into four 6-in. squares. Spread remaining 1/3 cream cheese over squares to within 1/2 in. of edges. Using a slotted spoon, place about 1/2 cup shrimp mixture on one side of each square. Fold dough over filling. Press edges with a fork to seal. Brush beaten egg over tops. Prick tops with a fork. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture, pressing lightly to adhere. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. If desired, serve with lemon wedges.

CREAMY CHICKEN PUFFS

Steps:

• Trim the chicken into even-sized pieces, roughly 1/2 inch (1 cm) squares.
• Melt the butter in a medium-sized saucepan and fry the chopped onion over a medium heat until it has turned pale gold about 4 minutes.
• Using a draining spoon, remove it to a plate.
• Turn the heat up to high and add the strips of bacon and fry these, tossing them around a few times, for about 4 minutes until they are really crisp.
• Transfer the bacon to join the onion on a plate and start to fry the chicken in the bacon fat, for about 2 minutes.
• Return the onion and bacon to the saucepan.
• Using a wooden spoon, and keeping the heat at medium, sprinkle in the flour and stir it in to soak up all the juices.
• Add the chicken stock a little at a time, stirring as you add until all the stock has been incorporated.
• As it comes to simmer, it will have thickened to a creamy sauce.
• Add the mushrooms, season well and then let it simmer at the lowest possible heat, uncovered, for 30 minutes, giving it a stir from time to time.
• Finally, stir in the crème fraîche and parsley, taste to check the seasoning and then leave it aside until it is completely cooled (preferably chilled).
• This can be done well ahead of time, but when you want to make the puffs, pre-heat the oven to gas mark 6, 400°F (200°C).
• Allow the pastry to come to room temperature?
• this will take about 10 minutes?
• then carefully unroll the sheet of pastry.
• Roll pastry to approx 3mm thickness and then cut out 10cm (4inch) circles from the pastry.
• Place a spoonful of filling into the center of the circles.
• Brush the edges with the beaten egg yolk, and fold in half and pinch the seam.
• Before cooking, brush the whole lot thickly with a beaten egg yolk.
• They will need to go on to a greased baking sheet and bake on a high shelf in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until they are a rich golden brown.

CURRIED CHICKEN PUFFS

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil.
• Add flour and salt; stir vigorously over low heat til mixture forms a ball.
• Remove from heat; add eggs one at a time, beating til smooth.
• Place a level tablespoon of batter on ungreased sheet.
• Bake at 400 for 25 minutes.
• Cool.
• Combine cream cheese, milk, salt, curry powder& pepper, mixing until well blended.
• Add Chicken, almonds& onion; mix lightly.
• Cut tops from the puffs and fill with chicken mixture.
• Replace tops.
• Place puffs on a cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375 for 5 minutes or until warm.

CHICKEN PUFFS

Steps:

• Mix together the dry soup mix, butter and spring onions and spread over the chicken breasts.
• Roll up the breast fillets and place onto a sheet of puff pastry (I usually cut the sheets into half diagonally).
• Roll up the pastry and seal well by brushing edges with water and pinching together.
• Bake at 220c for 20 minutes, then 200c for 10 minutes.