Puff pastry is a flaky light pastry made from a laminated dough composed of dough and butter or other solid fat. The butter is put inside the dough, making a pattern which is repeatedly folded and rolled out before baking. It consists only of three ingredients: flour, butter and salt. Yet, it rises to great heights with no added leavening agent.
Chicken puff pastry can be made ahead and refrigerated or frozen. Pastry is usually kept frozen. To thaw the puff pastry remove from freezer separate puff pastry sheets from one another. Place each puff pastry sheet on a separate plate.
Chicken puff pastry is a wonderful and perfect snack when you have company or even at tea time with family. It is easy to make and also the filling can be made ahead of time. It is used from appetizers to main courses to deserts.
Chicken Puff Pastry
Ingredients
- 2 cups boiled and shredded chicken
- 1 packet of puff pastry dough squares
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of Shan Lahori Charga
- 1 egg beaten
- Oil or butter to grease the baking pan
- A baking pan
Instructions
- Take the chicken add black pepper, cilantro and Shan masala and mix well
- Place one puff pastry on a plate Place the chicken mixture on one side of the pastry
- Align the sides and seal with a fork and place on a greased baking pan
- Beat an egg and brush the egg on the pastry to give it a beautiful golden color. Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for 20 mins or until its golden .
- Remove let it cool on a rack and serve while it’s still warm with ketchup .
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