Mozzarella Sticks Made With Puff Pastry
Crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside, these Mozzarella sticks made with puff pastry will be something the kids would love and would keep them coming back for more.
This week I am going to be making Kid's friendly bite-sized appetizers. This is one of my favorite themes to work on as I am always on the lookout to make some kid's friendly snacks.
My BM friend Sapana is hosting this month's Kids' Delight with the theme of bite-sized appetizers, and I will be sending this recipe to her as a part of the theme.
My boys love Mozzarella sticks. I am not a big fan of frying the sticks and hence have made Eggless Baked Mozzarella sticks in the past. I had one sheet of puff pastry in the freezer for a while, and I was looking to make something with it.
That is when I got the idea to roll the string cheese in the puff pastry sheet and bake it. My little one loves string cheese, and I always have it in my refrigerator. This is by far the easiest appetizer/snack that I have made.
All it needs is some string cheese and a puff pastry sheet. I always mention when baking with puff pastry how lucky we are to have those available in the stores. Puff pastry sheets are such a great vehicle for many different appetizers.
One of the most popular appetizers, the Vegetable puff, is made with puff pastry sheets, and that is something I make very often. Lately, I have been baking many desserts with it, and I am enjoying the ease and the flavor.
Preparation time - 5 minutes
Baking time - 15 minutes
Difficulty level - easy
Ingredients to make Mozzarella Sticks Made With Puff Pastry - Makes 9
- Mozzarella String cheese - 5
- Puff pastry sheet - 1
- egg wash or cream - to brush the top of the pastry
Procedure to make Mozzarella Sticks Made With Puff Pastry -
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Cut the mozzarella sticks in half and keep them aside.
- Thaw the puff pastry sheet according to the package directions. I usually leave them out on the counter for about an hour, and it thaws perfectly.
- Roll the sheet lightly and then equally divide it into 9 pieces.
- Place one-half piece of mozzarella string cheese in each pastry sheet and wrap it into a log. Fold the edges and pinch to seal. Seal the seams as well to avoid the cheese oozing out of the shell when baking.
- Place the prepared pastry on a baking sheet lined with parchment.
- Using egg wash or heavy cream (even full-fat milk would work), brush the pastry liberally.
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until the mozzarella sticks are golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool for a couple of minutes.
- Serve the Mozzarella Sticks Made With Puff Pastry, warm with marinara sauce on the side.
More recipes using a pastry sheet
- Pineapple Quesitos - Puerto Rican Cheese Puff Pastry
- Umm Ali Recipe | Egyptian Dessert
- Strawberry Cream Cheese Pastry
- Baked Apple Roses With Puff Pastry
- Apple Strudel | Delicious Apple Dessert Made With Puff Pastry Sheets
- Apple Turnover With Phyllo (Filo) Pastry Sheets
- Byrek Me Spinaq | Albanian Spinach Pie
- Samosa Pinwheels | Air fryer and Baked
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Recipe
Mozzarella Sticks Made With Puff Pastry
Ingredients
- 5 Mozzarella String cheese
- 1 Puff pastry sheet
- egg wash or cream - to brush the top of the pastry
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- Cut the mozzarella sticks in half and keep them aside.
- Thaw the puff pastry sheet according to package directions. I usually leave them out on the counter for about an hour and it thaws perfectly.
- Roll the sheet lightly and then equally divide them into 9 pieces.
- Place one half piece of mozzarella string cheese in each pastry sheet and wrap it into a log. Fold the edges and pinch to seal. Seal the seams as well to avoid the cheese oozing out of the shell when baking.
- Place the prepared pastry on a baking sheet lined with parchment.
- Using egg wash or heavy cream (even full fat milk would work), brush the pastry liberally.
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until the mozzarella sticks are golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let it cool for couple of minutes.
- Serve the Mozzarella Sticks Made With Puff Pastry, warm with marinara sauce on the side.
Wish I can get puff pastry sheets here. Looks yum.
we get puff pastry now and I think I can bake this only when vibha visits us. Delicious!!
Thats a brilliant idea of using puff pastry for dishing out this alluring mozzarella sticks, kids will go crazy if they see this sticks.
Puff pastry makes the job easier.. Yummy cheese sticks!!
That's a lovely idea Sandhya and I can imagine how excited my daughter would be to get herself some of those. Wish the puff pastry sheets here were affordable. Sigh! For no I will feast my eyes only!
Using puff pastry sheets for the mozzarella sticks is such a fantastic idea. I would always prefer baking than frying. Great share sandhya.
This looks like a perfect treat for kids. My girls would love these as they love cheese.
That is such an easy one, Sandhya. I agree that kids will love these.
We have started getting the puff pastry here , but the prices are high and only gourmet stores stock them . String cheese is something that I tasted in Japan , I know how crazy kids are for these .
A appetiser with these two would definitely rock , don’t mind flicking one from the screen :))
Sandhya I really wish I could grab these right now yaar..I love this dish and everytime I see this, I wish we get these here..:)..anyway until I make it myself, let me drool!