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Escargots En Cercueils

Yields:6 servings
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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation25 minutes
Cooking30 minutes
Ready In1 hours

Ingredients

36 each snails undrained
1/2 cup chardonnary vinegar
1 medium onion minced
1 each shallot minced
2 each garlic cloves minced
1 pound puff pastry
3 tablespoons milk blended with 1 egg yolk
3/4 cup butter
1/3 cup hazelnuts chopped, toasted

Directions

Drain snail juices into small saucepan.

Place snails in bowl.

Add wine, onion, shallot, garlic, salt, pepper and nutmeg to juices and bring to boil.

Pour marinade over snails. Let cool. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Butter baking sheets.

Roll dough out on lightly floured surface to thickness of 1/4 inch.

Cut out 36 circles using 2-inch floured cutter.

Arrange circles on prepared sheets.

Using knife tip, trace lid on each circle 3/4-inch from edge; do not cut through dough.

Brush with glaze.

Bake pastry until puffed and golden brown, about 10 minutes.

Cool slightly on rack. Using sharp knife, cut out lids.

Discard any soft dough inside shells.

Reduce oven to 375 degrees F.

Strain marinade into large saucepan, pressing down on vegetables to extract all liquid.

Boil until reduced to 1/2 cup. Remove pan from heat and whisk in 2 pieces of butter.

Set pan over low heat and whisk in remaining butter 1 piece at a time.

Mix in snails, hazelnuts and parsley.

Adjust seasoning.

Place 1 snail and some of sauce inside each shell.

Top with lid.

Bake until heated through. Serve immediately.

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Miniature Cheesecakes

Made these for a wedding shower I was having. They were a big hit!! I baked them in mini tart pans instead of the larger muffin pans and topped them with a teaspoon of canned cherry pie filling. I also made them in advance and froze them (before putting on the topping). They froze perfectly. Looked very pretty on the plate with the other squares and cookies. Everyone wanted the recipe!

 
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