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Cheesy Baked Puff Pastry

Tieghan Gerard
Delicate layers of puff pastry smothered in melty cheese with just the tiniest touch of unexpected sweetness will have your tastebuds singing!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 5.3 oz Gruyere cheese
  • 8 oz Fontina cheese
  • 1 tbsp fresh Rosemary, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tsp Demerara cane sugar
  • 1 loaf sour dough baguette, sliced

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425°F.
  • Unfold thawed puff pastry dough and roll out dough with a rolling pin until smooth.
  • Place dough in a cast iron skillet or a pie pan.
  • Cut cheeses into 1 inch cubes.
  • Place cubed cheese in the center of the puff pastry.
  • In a small dish stir together minced garlic and chopped Rosemary. Sprinkle over the cubed cheese.
  • Drizzle cheese cubes with honey.
  • Fold dough up over the cheese cubes.
  • Brush dough with beaten egg.
  • Sprinkle dough with Demerara sugar.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes, until cheese and puff pastry turns crispy golden brown and almost starts to burn in a few spots.
  • Top with an extra drizzle of honey on top, and some coarse black pepper. 
  • Serve piping hot with sliced sour dough French bread for dipping into the gooey, melty cheese.
Keyword cheese, honey, pastry, rosemary