Spicy Puff Pastry Bites

Ingredients

• 175 g flour
• 100 g Soft Butter
• 125 g Edamer cheese (finely grated)
• 1 pinch salt
• 0.5 tsp Baking powder
• 0.5 tsp paprika powder
• 50 g whipping cream
• 1 egg yolk
• sesame seeds
• poppy seeds
• pumpkin seeds

Instructions

1. 1.

   Whisk together butter, cheese, paprika, salt and cream into a smooth mixture; mix flour with baking powder and fold in to form dough. Shape into a ball, wrap in foil and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

2. 2.

   Roll out the dough on a floured surface, cut shapes such as animals (e.g., elephants, giraffes) and place them on a parchment‑lined baking sheet.

3. 3.

   Beat egg yolk with 1 tbsp water; brush over the shapes and sprinkle decoratively with poppy and sesame seeds. For elephants, add pumpkin seed ears.

4. 4.

   Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for about 12 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.