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Unfold the puff pastry onto a lightly floured work surface. If the pastry comes in a single large sheet, cut it in half crosswise. Roll out each piece of puff pastry to a roughly 8-by-10-inch sheet.
Place the puff pastry sheet on the lined pan and score a border half an inch wide around the edges, then spread the cheese mixture across the pastry up to the scored border.
Repeat with remaining puff pastry and filling to create 4 logs. Transfer rolls to a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze 20 minutes. Arrange a rack in center of oven; preheat to 425°.
Repeat with the remaining pastry sheet. Place the 24 stars on baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown. Remove them from the baking sheets and cool on a wire rack. Top 1 large star pastry with about 1 teaspoon pudding. Top with 1 medium star pastry, turning the star so the points do not line up.
The oldest known documented recipe for puff pastry in France was included in a charter by Robert, bishop of Amiens in 1311. [5] The first recipe to explicitly use the technique of tourage (the action of encasing solid butter within dough layers, keeping the fat intact and separate, by folding several times) was published in 1651 by François ...
On a lightly floured surface, roll the puff pastry to a 13 x 9- inch rectangle. Drape over the baking dish, gently pressing the pastry where it touches the rim of the dish. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown. Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
The pastry cook's art of choux pastry began to develop around the 17th century. [14] The patissier Jean Avice [ 16 ] developed the pastry further in the middle of the 18th century and created choux buns, with the dough becoming known as 'pâte à choux', since only choux buns were made from it.
A conversation tart (French: tarte conversation) is a type of tart made with puff pastry that is filled with frangipane cream and topped with royal icing. [1] The recipe was created in the late 18th century to celebrate the publication of les Conversations d'Émilie by Louise d'Épinay. [2] [3] [4]