{"id":3914,"date":"2026-04-20T01:03:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3914"},"modified":"2026-04-20T01:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:03:28","slug":"cheese-puff-pastry-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/cheese-puff-pastry-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Cheese Puff Pastry Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Cheese Puff Pastry Bites<\/h2>\n<p>Crispy, golden squares of <strong>Puff Pastry<\/strong> filled with a creamy, cheesy center\u2014perfect as a warm appetizer or party snack.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 sheet <strong>Puff Pastry<\/strong>, thawed<\/li>\n<li>200 g cream cheese (Kiri or Philadelphia style)<\/li>\n<li>100 g shredded cheese (mozzarella or edam)<\/li>\n<li>1 egg yolk<\/li>\n<li>Chopped parsley<\/li>\n<li>A pinch of black pepper<\/li>\n<li>A small pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>1 beaten egg (for brushing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>180\u00b0C (350\u00b0F)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Roll out the puff pastry and cut into equal squares.<\/li>\n<li>Brush the edges of each square with beaten egg.<\/li>\n<li>In a bowl, mix cream cheese, shredded cheese, egg yolk, parsley, pepper, and salt.<\/li>\n<li>Place a spoonful of the cheese mixture in the center of each square.<\/li>\n<li>Slightly fold the edges inward, leaving the center visible.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>15\u201320 minutes<\/strong> until puffed and golden brown.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with a little parsley and serve warm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Add a little minced garlic for extra flavor.<\/li>\n<li>You can prepare them ahead and bake just before serving.<\/li>\n<li>Serve warm with a light dipping sauce or tea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Cheese Puff Pastry Bites Crispy, golden squares of Puff Pastry filled with a creamy, cheesy center\u2014perfect as a warm appetizer&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3914"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3916,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3914\/revisions\/3916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}