Subj : 12/9 Nat'l Pastry Day - To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Tue Dec 07 2021 17:47:02 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Cheese-Stuffed Poblano Chilies in Pastry (Rellenos) Categories: Five, Latino, Chilies, Cheese, Pastry Yield: 8 Servings 8 lg Poblano peppers; fresh 16 oz Chihuahua or other white - cheese 16 oz Puff pastry sheets 1 lg Egg; lightly beaten WHOLE GREEN CHILIES - Poblano or other mild pepper, about 7" (18cm) long, roasted or grilled and softened in a bag, seeded and peeled (or substitute canned). CHIHUAHUA, Monterey Jack, or other mild white Cheddar cheese, shredded. PUFF PASTRY, ready-made phyllo leaves, or the 10" x 14" sheet; the kind you can stack or roll to a 1/8" thickness. Stuff chilies with cheese and close the seam by overlapping the sides slightly. Roll out the pastry to a thickness of about 1/8" (3 mm). Place a chile, seam side down, onto the pastry and cut around it with a sharp knife, allowing enough pastry to completely wrap the chile. Wrap the chile, sealing the pastry edges with water. Repeat with remaining chilies. Place on greased cookie sheet, seam side down, and allow to rest for about 30 minutes. Preheat oven 400+|F/200+|C/Gas 6. Brush pastry with egg and bake for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350+|F/180+|C/Gas 4 and make another 10 minutes or until the pastry is golden grown. Serve with a fresh tomato salsa. "Chiles Poblanos Rellenos de Queso y Envueltos en Pasta Hojadrada" in The Mexican Gourmet by Maria Dolores Torres Yzabal and Shelton Wiseman (1995) Thunder Bay Press From: http://www.recipesource.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... "A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought" D. Sayers ___ MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Outpost BBS (1:18/200) .