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Olive twists

These savoury puff-pastry twists (rather like smoked salmon sacristains) make an ideal aperitif snack. The pastry is simply spread with tapenade.

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Last modified on: September 7^th 2018

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For 20 twists, you will need:

1 200 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
2 50 g Tapenade
3 20 g beaten egg
Total weight: 270 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
19 min.	1 hour	20 min.	1 hour 39 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

If you are using home-made puff pastry, roll it out thinly (1-2 mm or 1/8 inch) into a large rectangle and cut into 2 equal pieces.

If you are using ready-rolled pastry, as in the photo, cut the circle into 2 equal halves.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Spread one half of the pastry with 50 g Tapenade, using a palette-knife.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Lay the other half on top.

Stage 4 - 1 hour

Fold the cooking parchment over the pastry, wrap in plastic film and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (this can also be done the day before).

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Glaze the top of the pastry.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Cut into long, thin strips, then twist them and lay on a baking sheet (though you can leave them flat if you prefer).

Stage 7 - 20 min.

Bake for about 20 minutes until nicely browned and leave to cool on a wire rack.

Serve warm or cold.

Remarks

The tapenade gives these twists quite a strong flavour, but for a bit of extra punch, pepper them generously after glazing.

Keeping

Several days in an airtight tin.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,097 Kcal or 8,780 Kj	124 gr	747 gr	805 gr
105 %	48 %	70 %	122 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
776 Kcal or 3,249 Kj	46 gr	277 gr	298 gr
39 %	18 %	26 %	45 %

Per twists
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
105 Kcal or 440 Kj	6 gr	37 gr	40 gr
5 %	2 %	4 %	6 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Sulfites, Fish, Mustard, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 20 twists : 1.16 €
Per twists : 0.06 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple Strudel, Yvetot Douillons, Tomato tart, Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Tart Tatin, ... All
	Tapenade: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad, ... All
	Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to seal a terrine or casserole dish, Flaky brownie brioche, Tomato feuilleté with pesto, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Chicken and mushroom pie, ... All

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