Puff pastry Gruyere appetizers

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Puff pastry Gruyere appetizers

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients for 4 people:

- 200g of grated (Swiss) gruyere
- 1 rectangular sheet of puff pastry
- 1 egg

Preparation:

1. Unroll the sheet of puff pastry onto the work surface and cut into four squares.
2. Beat the egg and brush the egg over the squares.
3. Place some gruyere lengthways over each piece of pastry and then roll into a sausage shape ensuring that the egg-brushed surface is on the inside of the roll.
4. Place the rolls of pastry on a flat surface in the freezer for 10 to 20 minutes.
5. Once the pastry has hardened, remove the rolls from the freezer.
6. Brush with egg once more and slice up each roll.
7. Place the slices flat on an oven tray covered with a sheet of greaseproof paper.
8. Cook in the oven for 20 minutes at 200°C.
9. Once the pastry has risen well and is nicely golden brown, remove from the oven and leave to cool.

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