Best Puff Pastry Wrapped Jalapeños Stuffed With Oaxaca Cheese Recipes

MUMMY POPPERS

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I wrapped these spicy jalapeno poppers in puff pastry like a mummy. You can tame the heat by adjusting the amount of chipotle peppers.-Nick Iverson, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Appetizers

Time 1h

Yield 32 appetizers.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 green onions, finely chopped
1 to 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, finely chopped
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon pepper
16 jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
1 package (17.3 ounces) frozen puff pastry, thawed and cut lengthwise into 32 strips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°. Beat the first 9 ingredients until blended. Spoon or pipe cheese mixture into pepper halves., Wrap puff pastry strips around pepper halves. Transfer wrapped peppers to parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until pastry is golden brown and cheese is melted, 30-40 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 133 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 159mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

PUFF PASTRY-WRAPPED JALAPEñOS STUFFED WITH OAXACA CHEESE

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These guys are spicy! If you're afraid of the heat, you can use güero chiles, but jalapeños are exactly the right size for an appetizer. Oaxaca cheese, like mozzarella, is a mild-flavored white cheese that is excellent for melting. It's popular for quesadillas in Mexico.

Yield serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray
2 1/2 cups shredded Oaxaca cheese or mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 tablespoons crumbled dried oregano, preferably Mexican
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
18 jalapeño chiles, charred (see page 35), peeled, stemmed, seeded, and left whole
One 17.3-ounce package frozen puff pastry, thawed
All-purpose flour, for rolling
1 egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
Mix the cheese and the oregano in a medium bowl to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Carefully fill each jalapeño with 1 tablespoon of the cheese mixture. (The jalapeños can be prepared 1 day ahead. Transfer the filled jalapeños carefully to a baking sheet, cover, and refrigerate.)
Working with 1 sheet at a time, roll the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut it into nine 3 x 4-inch rectangles. Place the rectangles on a work surface, and brush each one lightly with the egg wash. Place 1 jalapeño in the center of each rectangle, on the diagonal. Tightly fold the puff pastry, like an envelope, over the jalapeño to enclose it completely. Brush the pastry lightly with the egg wash. Press the tines of a fork lightly on the seams to seal the pastry. Invert the packets onto the prepared baking sheet so they are seam side down. Brush them lightly with egg wash. Repeat with the remaining puff pastry and jalapeños.
Bake until puffed and golden, about 20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, and then transfer the pastry-wrapped jalapeños to a platter and serve.