These jalapeño popper puff pastry twists are the perfect balance of heat, richness, and crunch in an easy, crowd-pleasing snack. A layer of cream cheese topped with jalapeños, crispy bacon and cheddar cheese.
Tips for the perfect Jalapeño Poppers Puff Pastry Twists
To get successful flaky puff pastry twists, I recommend to work with a cold puff pastry dough. Before assembling, make sure that everything is on hand and ready. Preheat the oven, and once everything is set take out the dough and start assembling. Another tip is to twist the slits as gently as you can, so to avoid that the fillings ooze out.
Want to make the dough yourself instead of store bought?
Here is an alternative!
For this appetizer, I opted to go with a store bought one, as I wanted to keep it as quick and easy as possible. However, you can easily make the dough yourself. The one which I would opt for is this flaky dough below, as I adore how crumbly this type of dough gets, and personally I just love picking up the fallen crumbs from the plate. Besides, this dough is so easy to make and I have used in it in multiple recipes such as: Leek, Mushroom and Feta Hand Pies and Quick Ġbejniet and Peas Puff Pastries .
Pie Dough
- 350 g plain flour
- 230 g cubed cold butter
- 1 tsp salt
- 5 tbsp cold water
- In a large bowl mix together the flour and salt. Add the cubed cold butter and work into the flour. Rub in all the butter in the flour until you have a coarse mixture with small pebbles of butter.
- Slowly start adding a tablespoon at a time of cold water, while forming a smooth dough. Your dough might require less or more water. Once the dough is ready, wrap into some cling film and store in the fridge for at least an hour or two.
FAQs
Can I prepare the pastries in advance?
Most definitely, you can prepare them beforehand! You can cook them already and then just heat them up again just right before serving. Or else, prepare everything and just skip the brushing with the egg at the end. Store in the fridge until ready to bake, then brush with the milk and bake. If you have any leftovers, keep in an airtight container in the fridge for not more than 3 days. Alternatively, you can freeze them prior to cooking and just cook when ready to enjoy!
Jalapeño Poppers Puff Pastry Twists
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 100 g softened cream cheese
- 50 g chopped jalapeños
- 125 g bacon pieces chopped or crumbled
- 150 g cheddar cheese
- 1 egg
- crushed pepper
Instructions
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 200°C/390°F.
- Open the sheet of puff pastry and spread the softened cream cheese on top.
- Add the bacon pieces, chopped jalapeños, and 100g of the cheddar cheese. Fold the puff pastry in half, and gently press down everything together.
- Using a sharp knife slice lengthwise strips of about 1 cm thick. Twist the strips and place on the baking sheet.
- Brush with a beaten egg and add on top the remaining cheese over the twisted strips.
- Bake for about 20 minutes, ideally rotate the baking tray half way through. They should have a nice golden colour.
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