Best Seafood Or Chicken Puffs Recipes

CHAMPION CHICKEN PUFFS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and garlic powder until smooth. Stir in chicken. , Unroll crescent dough; separate into 16 triangles. Cut each triangle in half lengthwise, forming two triangles. Place 1 teaspoon of chicken mixture in the center of each. Fold short side over filling; press sides to seal and roll up. , Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° until golden brown, 12-14 minutes. Serve warm.

GARLIC CHICKEN PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Stir chicken, cream cheese, and garlic powder together.
• Unroll crescent rolls and cut each triangle in half into 2 triangles, for a total of 16 triangles. Lay triangles out on a flat work surface. Place 1 teaspoon of the chicken mixture in the center of each dough triangle and fold corners over the mixture into the center. Place folded dough pieces onto prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and puffed, 12 to 14 minutes; cool before serving.

CHICKEN PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In 2-quart saucepan, heat water and butter to rolling boil. Stir in flour and thyme; reduce heat to low. Stir vigorously about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition.
• On ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet away from draft, about 30 minutes.
• Cut off top one-third of each puff and pull out any filaments of soft dough. Fill each puff with 1 rounded tablespoon chicken salad.

CHICKEN PUFFS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, slowly cook and stir skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, onion and garlic. Cook until onions are tender and chicken is lightly browned.
• In a medium bowl, blend chicken mixture, cream cheese and butter until creamy.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Unroll croissants and divide in half to create 12 rectangles. Place approximately one tablespoon of the chicken mixture on each rectangle. Fold into balls.
• Arrange balls on a large baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 12 minutes, or until golden brown.

SWISS CHEESE CHICKEN PUFFS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the water, butter and salt to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny. Stir in cheese., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 400° until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove to wire racks. Immediately split puffs open; remove tops and set aside. Discard the soft dough from inside the puffs. Cool puffs. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the first 7 filling ingredients. Spoon into puffs and, if desired, sprinkle with chives; replace tops. Serve immediately.

FILLINGS FOR THE MINI CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• 1. Chicken filling Fill small cream puffs and use as hor d'oeuvre's
• 2. Shrimp filling Fill small cream puffs also and use for hor d'oeuvre's
• 3. Ham filling Combine and mix with enough sour cream to moisten fill cream puffs

PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan heat butter and water over medium heat until butter melts. Fold in flour all at once, and stir vigorously until a ball forms in the center of the pan. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until fully blended. Mix should be very stiff. Drop by 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon onto prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the moisture disappears. Cool and slit a small opening on one side and stuff with desired filling.

CRAB CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Unroll crescent dough; separate into 8 triangles. Cut each triangle in half lengthwise, forming 2 triangles. Spread 1/2 teaspoon pesto over each triangle; place 1 rounded teaspoon of crab along the wide end of each triangle. , Roll up triangles from the wide ends and place point side down 1 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet., Bake at 375° until golden brown, about 10-12 minutes. Serve warm.

MINI CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• 1. Put water and butter in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil until butter melts. Add salt.
• 2. Remove from heat and add flour and stir until smooth and return to heat and continue stirring until mixture forms a smooth mass, and the bottom on the pan is coated with a fine film. (this indicates that the flour is cooked)
• 3. Remove from heat and place mixture in the bowl of a food processor using the plastic dough blade. Add eggs one at a time, pulsing the batter until very smooth. (I started doing it this way when my shoulders would hurt so much from fibromyalgia that I couldn't beat the eggs in by hand any longer, now I wouldn't do it any other way)
• 4. Once the eggs have been incorporated into the dough it may be covered and left at room temperature for an hour or so.
• 5. Preheat oven to 425-degrees. Pipe dough with a pastry bag with 1/2 inch round tip onto parchment covered baking sheets, forming mounds 1 inch in diameter and 3/4 inch high. Lightly smooth the tops of each mound.
• 6. Bake for 10 minutes, Reduce heat to 375-degrees and continue baking until the puffs are golden brown about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 325-degrees and bake until puffs are firm and the inside is not sticky or doughy.
• 7. Cool puffs on a wire rack. They may be used immediately or frozen in airtight container. To use, warm in a preheated oven for a few minutes.
• 8. SHRIMP AND CRAB FILLING: Toss together bread cubes, onions, melted butter and eggs. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 9. Next day add celery, shrimp, crab and mayonnaise. Taste for seasoning. May need salt and pepper and a little lemon juice.
• 10. Use for filling mini cream puffs, canape`s or to make a sandwich with the filling. It is good enough to eat by itself. Bread extends the filling without compromising on flavor and taste.

BBQ CHICKEN PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a miniature muffin tin.
• Cut puff pastry along the creases into 3 separate rectangles. Place onto a lightly floured surface. Roll 1 rectangle to 1/8-inch thickness using a lightly floured rolling pin. Cut pastry into 8 circles about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Repeat with the other 2 rectangles.
• Press pastry circles into the greased muffin cups. Place 1 square of cream cheese in the bottom of each cup.
• Mix shredded chicken, barbeque sauce, and red pepper flakes together in a bowl. Spoon about 2 teaspoons of the mixture into each cup until level with the top of the cup.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pastry is golden brown and filling is heated through, 20 to 25 minutes. Spoon 1 teaspoon Cheddar cheese on top of each pastry 3 minutes before removing from oven.

CHICKEN PUFFS

Steps:

• Mix together the dry soup mix, butter and spring onions and spread over the chicken breasts.
• Roll up the breast fillets and place onto a sheet of puff pastry (I usually cut the sheets into half diagonally).
• Roll up the pastry and seal well by brushing edges with water and pinching together.
• Bake at 220c for 20 minutes, then 200c for 10 minutes.

SEAFOOD OR CHICKEN PUFFS

Steps:

• Dough for Puffs: Melt butter in 1/4 cup boiling water.
• Add flour and a dash of salt; stir vigorously.
• Cook and stir until mixture forms a ball that doesn't separate.
• Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• Add egg; beat vigorously until smooth.
• Stir in cheese.
• Drop dough onto greased baking sheet, using 1 level teaspoon dough for each puff.
• Bake at 400F for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven; cool and split.
• Combine filling of your choice.
• Fill each puff with 2 teaspoons of filling.
• Note:The filling amounts of two cups make enough to fill a batch of puffs.
• If you want to make both chicken and seafood fillings, double the recipe for puffs.