Puffed Piggies Mexican Recipe

Puffed Piggies Mexican Recipe

Ingredients

Recipe for: Cochinitos de Hojaldre

Serves 5

• 1 recipe Quick Puff Pastry
• 1 recipe Pastry Cream
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon whole milk or heavy cream
• 2 ounces white chocolate, melted
• 2 ounces dark chocolate, melted

Method

1. Roll out the puff pastry dough on a lightly floured surface to about ¼ inch thick
2. Cut out ten 6-inch circles and place on parchment-lined baking sheets
3. Gather the scraps together by placing them on top of each other, overlapping a bit to stick them together (don’t form into a ball!)
4. Roll the top lightly to smooth and even it out
5. Whip the pastry cream until smooth and divide among 5 of the circles, leaving some room around the edges
6. Lightly beat the egg yolks with a fork and brush along the edges
7. Place the remaining 5 circles on top and press tightly along the edges to seal
8. Cut out five 2-inch circles for the noses and make two little holes with a toothpick or skewer; attach the noses to the tops of the pastries with some of the egg yolk
9. To make the ears, cut out 10 circles that are a bit smaller than the nose and pull one side slightly so they are a bit pointy, giving them a bit of movement
10. Seal with some egg yolk
11. Refrigerate while you preheat the oven
12. Preheat the oven to 375°F
13. Mix the remaining egg yolks with the milk and brush the tops of the pastries
14. Bake until the tops and bottoms are golden, 20 to 30 minutes
15. Let cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely
16. To decorate, spread a little circle of the melted white chocolate to make eyeballs, allow to set, and then put a smaller circle of melted dark chocolate on top of the white to make the center of the eye

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