March/April 2006
- 2 ounces blue cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/8 teaspoon sugar
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
In a small bowl, combine cheese, butter and sugar. On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry into a 12-inch square. Spread cheese mixture on upper two-thirds of square. Sprinkle pecans over cheese mixture.
Fold bottom third of pastry over and fold top third over bottom. Lightly roll into a 12-by-5-inch rectangle. Cut into 24 5-by-½–inch strips. Beat egg and water together. Brush egg mixture over strips. Twist each strip three or four times and place about 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes, until lightly browned.
