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Stilton & Tomato Puffs

A delicious blend of Italy's finest ingredients complimented by Stilton makes a deceptively simple starter.

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

375g/13oz

puff pastry sheet

1

egg beaten

8 tbsp

pesto sauce

250g/9oz

plum tomatoes halved

150g/5oz

Stilton blue cheese crumbled

4

basil leaves for garnish

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C/400 degrees F/Gas mark 6. Unroll the ready rolled pastry and cut out 8 equal circles (10cm/4 in) using a cutter.

2. Brush with the beaten egg and place well spaced out on a baking sheet. Bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes and then turn over.

3. Brush the edges with egg and then spread with green pesto. Arrange some whole and halved baby plum tomatoes on each pastry and scatter the crumbled Stilton over the top.

4. Return to the oven and cook for 20 minutes, until well-risen and golden brown. Serve warm garnished with basil leaves.