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Hey guys! It's Ro!
Welcome to another Nerdy Nummies!
I got many requests from you guys
to make something from "The Emperor's New Groove,"
and I love this movie! It's one of my favorites,
and my favorite character in the movie is Kronk.
Kronk loves to cook. He's always making something,
and in the movie, he makes Spinach Puffs,
so I thought, "Today, let's make Kronk's Spinach Puffs!"
Let's get started!
The things you will need will be:
2 Cups of Frozen Chopped Spinach;
1 Small Onion, Diced;
1/2 Cup of Feta Cheese;
1/2 Cup of Ricotta Cheese
Yum-yum-yum-yum-yum-yum-yum!
1 Egg Yolk;
1 Tablespoon of Vegetable Oil;
2 Cloves of Garlic, Chopped;
And 1/2 a Teaspoon of Salt.
Those are the ingredients for the Filling,
and then, for the outside puff,
we're gonna be using Puff Pastry Sheets.
Our tool will be One Square Cookie Cutter.
Now let's put it all together!
*sitar music*
The first thing that we're gonna do
to prepare our filling, is take our
Spinach, Onions, Garlic, and Oil
over to the Stove.
Turn your flame to Medium-High heat.
Add the Oil to your pan, and wait for it to shimmer.
That means it's hot.
Then add your Onions and let them sweat
for 3 to 5 minutes, or until they are translucent.
You don't want them to brown.
Add your chopped Garlic, cook until fragrant,
about 30 seconds.
Then add your frozen chopped Spinach,
and cook until the liquid is gone.
Turn off the heat, and remove from the stove!
We've got our Spinach Mixture right off the stove,
over here in a bowl, and now we are gonna combine
our cheeses and egg yolk.
I'm gonna put in the Ricotta, and our Feta cheese,
and our Egg Yolk.
I'm just using the Jiggle Method.
Then bring over the Yolk!
Then using a spatula, I'm just gonna mix everything together.
Once mixed, now I'm gonna add my Spinach Mixture.
And it's the perfect time. By the time you have the cheeses mixed up,
the Spinach has cooled down just a little bit.
It doesn't need to be cold, but you don't want it right off the stove.
Mix together until Well-Combined!
Oh my gosh, I LOVE doing food.
Our mixture is complete, and now we're gonna make our Pastry Squares,
so I'm gonna set this off to the side.
I've got these Puff Pastry Sheets over here,
and these come frozen, so you're gonna wanna let it
defrost in your fridge for a few hours before you work with it.
And over here, I've got a Cutting Board,
a little bit of Flour, I'm gonna sprinkle it down first.
And then...
*claps* we're gonna open these up!
Oh, I got a coupon!
COUPON!!!
Oh my gosh, I'm a real winner.
Just gonna give it a gentle roll with my Rolling Pin,
to smooth out the fold lines, to make it look like one sheet.
Take your square Cookie Cutter, and now we're gonna cut out 9 Squares.
Each of these sheets makes 9, so you can make 18 of these today!
Remove the excess dough, and place your little squares onto a Baking Sheet
lined with a piece of Parchment Paper.
We've got our Spinach Mixture over here.
Little bit of Egg Wash, which is 1 Egg, mixed with a little bit of Salt.
And our Pastries over here.
Time to assemble our Spinach Puffs!
The first thing that you're gonna do is take your little square,
turn it like this so it looks like a diamond,
and I'm gonna take a little Baking Brush and just brush off any excess Flour.
Take a small spoonful of Spinach Filling,
placing it in the middle, towards the top.
Take a little bit of Egg Wash, and I'm gonna brush it on the bottom, like a V.
Now, take the corners, and you're gonna bring 'em to the middle, around the filling, and pinch 'em together!
And you're gonna wanna pinch 'em hard, because while these are baking,
Pastry Puffs like to *pfffsh*!
Now you're gonna do this to the rest of your Spinach Puffs.
Here are all of our Spinach Puffs. I popped these into the Freezer for about 10 Minutes to chill, because
Puff Pastry cooks the best, when it's really cold!
We are gonna bake these at 400°F for 15 Minutes,
and, if you are baking 2 Trays of these, you are gonna switch them halfway through.
If it's on a Top-Rack, and a Bottom-Rack, halfway through, SWITCH!
Ta-Daaaaaa!!!
Here are "Kronk's Spinach Puffs" that we made today!
From the movie "Emperor's New Groove,"
I absolutely love that movie! These smell so good!
If you like Spinach Dip, you may love Spinach Puffs.
Yum! Yom-yom-yom-yom-yom!
I'll be taking lots of pictures of these and posting them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr.
And if you guys make these, please take a picture and send it to me,
I love seeing your Baking Creations!
I get a big kick out of it, makes my day!
And if you have any other ideas for any other Nerdy Nummies,
please let me know! Leave me a comment down below, and I will do my best to make it happen!
Thanks again you guys, Buh Bye!
Okay, it's time to eat one of these!
*crunch* So good and flaky,
and I love it!
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