Puff Pastry Wrapped Prosciutto Jalapeno Poppers
Next time you get a craving for something spicy to eat on game day, look no further than this crispy rendition of the original jalapeno popper!! Make your Superbowl game strong with this popular nibbler!!
Ingredients
- 1 roll 1/2 package frozen puff pastry, thawed in fridge overnight
- 2 tbsp flour for rolling out puff pastry
- 9 jalapeno peppers halved and seeded
- 1 tub 8 oz cream cheese
- 9 small bocconcini cut into quarters
- 1/3 cup roughly chopped prosciutto (you can also use cooked, crumbled bacon)
- 1 egg for egg wash
- Salsa to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Unfold thawed pastry sheet and roll, using a bit of the flour to make sure it doesn't stick, into a 9x12 inch rectangle.
- Slice the sheet into eighteen 3x6 inch squares; cover with a tea towel
- In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese and prosciutto; put 2 pieces of each bocconcini into each half jalapeno (use 1 whole bocconcini per jalapeno)
- Spoon cream cheese filling into jalapeno halves (on top of bocconcini, smoothing out the cream cheese).
- Wrap pastry squares around stuffed jalapenos and arrange on a baking sheet.
- Whisk together egg and brush egg mixture over poppers.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.
- Serve with salsa