Jalapeno potato puffs

There are so many variations of this appetizer one can make. You can replace the filling with anything and everything you like, make it sweet or savory.



Here is a savory spicy version. This will make 18 puffs adequate for 8-9 people.

Ingredients

• 9 Jalapenos
• 1 box of puff pastry (it will have 2 sheets and each sheet will make 9 puffs)
• 3-4 medium size potatoes (boiled)
• Half onion finely chopped
• 1/2 cup cream cheese (can be replaced with any other cheese you like for example 4 cheese mix or mozzarella etc.)
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp amchoor powder (can put more if you want)
• 1 tsp black pepper powder
• 1 tsp red chili powder (optional)

Step 1: Chop off Jalapeno stems, cut them in half and deseed using a sharp knife. Use gloves if you can while deseeding, and don't touch your eyes until you wash your hands thoroughly after doing this :).

Step 2: Mash boiled potatoes, add chopped onion, cream cheese, salt, pepper, red chili, amchoor powder, and any other spice (like garam masala) if you want.

Step 3: Stuff Jalapeno halves with above prepared mixture as shown in the pic below.

Step 4: Thaw puff pastry sheet (I take it out of the freezer and keep it in fridge overnight), spread it out and cut it into 9 squares. Put a piece of stuffed Jalapeno on a square and fold the puff pastry to completely cover the  Jalapeno.

Step 5: Preheat oven to 400F, place stuffed puff pastry on a foil covered baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes then broil for 3 minutes. Keep an eye on it while baking, to avoid burning.
Enjoy just like that or with a hot cup of tea.