Cheesy Onion And Tomato Puffs Recipes

CHEESY ONION AND TOMATO PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°. Spray 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray. Unfold pastry on lightly floured surface. Roll into 12-inch square, trimming edges to make even. Cut into 6 rows by 6 rows to make 36 (2-inch) squares. Place on cookie sheets. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, rearranging cookie sheets after 6 minutes, until puffed and golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets to wire rack. Cool until slightly warm.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in 8-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook onion in butter 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Stir in brown sugar. Cook and stir until onions are coated. Stir in tomatoes. Remove from heat; keep warm.
• Place cooled pastry squares on same cookie sheets. Press cheese piece into center of each pastry square. Fill with about 1 teaspoon onion mixture. Bake about 1 minute or until cheese is melted.

CHEESY POTATO PUFFS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat two large baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
• 2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, milk and sour cream, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until a full boil is reached. Add the flour all at once and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon, until dough mixture pulls away from the sides of saucepan and forms a ball. Continue to cook for another minute or until excess moisture is gone, stirring constantly. Transfer to a large bowl and cool for 5 minutes.
• 3. Beat in eggs one at a time by hand or with an electric mixer on low speed, making sure each egg is fully incorporated into the dough before adding the next egg. Beat the dough until it is shiny and smooth. Stir in cheese, Potatoes and salt, and mix well. Drop a tablespoon of dough at a time onto baking sheets, about 1-½ inch apart.
• 4. Bake uncovered for 28 to 32 minutes, or until golden brown and firm to the touch. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHEESY VIDALIA ONION AND TOMATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Roll out the pie crust on a lightly floured surface to fit a deep 9 or 10-inch pie pan. Place the pastry in the pie pan and crimp edges decoratively. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes, then line with aluminum foil. Fill with pie weights and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges. Remove foil and pie weights, and return to the oven for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack to cool. Crack the egg in a small bowl, reserving yolk for the filling, separately. Lightly beat the egg white with a fork, then brush the surface of pie crust with a light coating of egg white and allow to cool.
• Slice the tomatoes, discarding the stem and root ends, into 1/4-inch slices and lightly season with the salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle about 1/3 of the bread crumbs in the bottom of the pie crust. In a small bowl combine the mayonnaise with the reserved egg yolk and stir until smooth. Place a layer of tomatoes in the bottom of the piecrust over the breadcrumbs, using about half of the tomatoes, then top with half of the sliced onions. Drizzle with half of the mayonnaise mixture, half of the thyme and basil, half of the fontina and half of the mozzarella cheeses. Top with half of the remaining breadcrumbs then top with the remaining tomato slices, remaining onions, remaining fontina and mozzarella, remaining mayonnaise mixture, and remaining thyme and basil. Top with the remaining bread crumbs and drizzle with the olive oil. cover with the Parmesan cheese, place in the oven and bake until bubbly hot and golden brown, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• 2 teaspoons Essence, recipe follows
• In the bowl of a food processor combine flour, Essence, salt, and butter and process until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. While the motor is running, add water in increments until dough comes together to form a ball. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and shape into a flat disc. Refrigerate overnight or at least one hour.
• Remove from refrigerator and roll out on a lightly floured surface to desired shape and thickness.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, Published by William Morrow, 1993.

ONION PUFFS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the broiler.
• 2. Toast the bread lightly in a toaster oven. Remove the crusts. Cut the slices with a 2-inch round biscuit cutter and spread the rounds lightly with mayonnaise. Put a slice of onion on top of each piece and spread with mayonnaise again. Broil until golden brown. Serve hot.
• Ellen's Tips:
• You can add some chopped fresh parsley on top of the puffs after broiling. You can spread some hot and sweet mustard on top of the onion before the mayonnaise for a spicier version of this recipe.

PARMESAN ONION PUFFS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Stir together cheese, mayonnaise, onion, and cayenne.
• Cut out 4 rounds from each bread slice using cutter and arrange on a baking sheet. Bake toasts until tops are crisp and just golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Cool toasts slightly on baking sheet on a rack. (Leave oven on.)
• Top each toast with a rounded 1/2 teaspoon cheese mixture, spreading to edge with a small offset spatula or knife. Bake toasts until topping is puffed and golden, about 6 minutes.

ONION-CHEESE PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F
• Heat water and butter to rolling boil. Stir in flour, salt and garlic powder. Stir vigorously over low heat 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat. Beat in eggs until smooth. Stir in cheese and onion. Drop dough by scant teaspoonfuls 1 inch apart onto lightly greased baking sheet. Bake until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Tip-Top Puffs: Place pimiento-stuffed olive or 1/2 inch-square cheese slice on each puff. Bake as directed.
• Filled Puffs: Place salted peanut, 1/2 inch ham or bologna cube or half of pimiento-stuffed olive on each puff. Top with enough dough to cover. Bake as directed.

PAULA DEEN'S CHEESY TOMATO TARTLETS

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, unfold puff pastry.
• Cut out 2 inch rounds, using biscuit cutter or glass.
• Place dough circles on ungreased baking sheet, pricking surface with fork.
• Sprinkle each circle with cheddar, and top with a tomato slice.
• Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper (tomatoes MUST have salt and pepper, of course!).
• Sprinkle each with a heaping teaspoon of parmesan cheese.
• Bake 24 minutes or until pastry is golden and cheese is bubbly.
• Garnish with thyme leaves.

TOMATO AND CORN CHEESY PASTRY BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in corn, garlic powder, parsley, salt and pepper; cook until corn is tender, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat., Unfold puff pastry sheets. Using a floured 4-in. round cookie cutter, cut 4 circles in each sheet; place on parchment-lined baking sheets. Whisk together egg and water; brush over pastries. Spoon 2 tablespoons corn mixture onto each circle. Top with tomatoes and cheeses., Bake until golden brown and cheese is melted, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with basil.