Corned Beef Party Puffs
These corned beef party puffs are an elegant take on the classic Reuben sandwich! Inside a choux pastry puff, you will find a mixture of corned beef, sauerkraut, and cream cheese. This recipe makes four dozen! At first, I thought that was a lot of party puffs Instead I learned that guests devour these one-bite wonders.
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Corned Beef Party Puffs
Ingredients
Choux Pastry
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup rye flour
- 2 tsp parsley dried
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp sea salt fine
- 1 tsp caraway seeds
Filling
- 6 ounces thinly sliced corned beef high quality - chopped
- 2 pkgs cream cheese 8 ounces
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 tbsp chives minced fresh
- 4 tbsp sauerkraut dried & chopped
- 1 tbsp horseradish
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 2 dashes hot sauce optional
- 12 each green olives small stuffed
Instructions
Choux Pastry
- Bring water and butter to a boil in a medium sauce pan.1 cup water, ½ cup butter
- Add flour, parsley, garlic powder, and salt. Stir until a smooth ball forms.½ cup all-purpose flour, ½ cup rye flour, 2 tsp parsley, ½ tsp garlic powder, ¼ tsp sea salt
- Remove from the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400 °F
- With a hand beater, beat in eggs, one at a time until smooth.
- Drop choux batter by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets.
- Sprinkle with caraway.1 tsp caraway seeds
- Bake for 20 minutes or until golden in color.
- Remove to wire cooling racks and immediately cut a slit into the side of each puff to allow steam to escape. Let cool.
Filling
- Combine all of the filling ingredients except the green olives if using, and mix well. If using olives, stir into the mixed filling to incorporate.6 ounces thinly sliced corned beef, 2 pkgs cream cheese, ½ cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup sour cream, 2 tbsp chives, 4 tbsp sauerkraut, 1 tbsp horseradish, ½ tsp garlic powder, 2 dashes hot sauce, 12 each green olives
Assembly
- Slice choux puffs in half horizontally.
- Add filling to a thickness that is visible once the top is on, approximately ⅓ of an inch.
- Place onto a decorative platter and serve.
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