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Cheese Slice

A little like individual cheese pastries, easy to make. Best to make them in rectangles and cut in half for the lunch box as they are quite filling.

Serves:          4                    Preparation Time:  10 mins

                                             Cook Time:  20 mins

cheese-slice

INGREDIENTS:

  • 250g/8 oz readymade puff pastry, or ready rolled puff pastry sheet
  • 250g/8 oz Selection of cheese – cheddar, gouda, mozzarella, grated
  • 3 or 4 spring onions, finely chopped
  • 1 egg, beaten to glaze.
  • (You can also added chopped cooked potatoes and a few herbs, if desired)

METHOD:

1

Heat oven to 170°C/340°F/Gas mark 4.

2

Roll out the pastry to 1cm/ ¼ in. or open out the pastry depending if you have ready rolled or not. Cut into 4 rectangles.

3

Place the cheese and a sprinkling of spring onions on to one side of the pastry, leaving a gap round the edge. Egg wash the edges of the pastry and fold over. Seal, and glaze with remaining egg, and lightly ‘slash’ the top of the pastry.

4

Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes until golden brown and pastry is completely cooked. Remove from the oven and cool. Cut diagonally in half to serve.

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