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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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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 19 min.

Resting: 1 hour

Cooking: 20 min.

All in all: 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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	120 50 %	750 70 %	800 120 %	2,100 110 %	8,780 110 %
Per 100 g	50 20 %	280 30 %	300 50 %	780 40 %	3,250 40 %
Per twists	6 2 %	40 4 %	40 6 %	100 5 %	440 5 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per 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)

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Tapenade

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Beaten egg

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