Camembert Pastry Parcels

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• camembert cheese, chilled and cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 cheese pastry
• 2 -3 tablespoons good quality gooseberry preserves
• 1 egg, beaten
• 100 g plain flour
• 50 g butter
• 15 g parmesan cheese or 15 g romano cheese, grated
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch dry mustard
• 1 egg, beaten
• cold water

Recipe

• 1 rub the butter into the flour.
• 2 add the grated cheese, cayenne pepper, and mustard.
• 3 bind to a firm dough with some of the beaten egg and a little cold water.
• 4 knead gently.
• 5 tip: this pastry can be made the day before.
• 6 it can also be frozen.
• 7 roll the pastry out thinly- but not toooooo thin!
• 8 cut the pastry into 3" squares.
• 9 put a little gooseberry reserve in the centre of each square and top with a 1" cube of camembert.
• 10 brush the edges of the pastry with beaten egg.
• 11 bring the edges of the pastry together on top to form a parcel (rather like a sack!), pinching the'neck' together, form a seal and snip off any excess pastry with scissors.
• 12 brush each camembert parcel with beaten egg and place on lightly greased baking tray.
• 13 bake at 200'c (400'f, gas mark 6) for 10-15 minutes, until the pastry is golden brown and serve straight away!
• 14 note: it is very important to ensure the parcels are sealed to avoid any camembert cheese leaking out!
• 15 enjoy!