BRAZILIAN HEARTS OF PALM PASTRIES

Brazilian Hearts of Palm Pastries image

These Brazilian pastries (folhadinho de palmito) are super easy to make and the palm hearts filling is delicious, but you can really use any filling of your choice for this recipe! [Recipe originally submitted to Allrecipes.com.br]

Provided by Gi_BR

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Pastries

Time 1h35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, peeled and chopped
2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 (7 ounce) can hearts of palm, cubed
1 tablespoon cornmeal
1 cup milk
1 pinch ground nutmeg
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¼ cup chopped fresh chives
1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and hearts of palm; saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Dissolve cornmeal in a bowl of milk; mix well and pour into the skillet with the hearts of palm. Stir well. Add nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until flavors meld, about 5 minutes more. Add cream cheese and chives; stir well to dissolve the cheese. Remove from heat. Let filling cool.
Roll pastry out onto a floured work surface. Cut into squares. Place 1 tablespoon of the filling on each pastry square. Fold pastry over the filling and seal. Place pastries on a baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 40 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 503.4 calories, Carbohydrate 34.4 g, Cholesterol 33.2 mg, Fat 37.4 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 8.8 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, Sodium 375.2 mg, Sugar 3.4 g