Anchovy straws

Name: Anchovy straws
Yield: Makes 20
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 375g sheet of ready-rolled puff pastry; 1 egg; 1 x 114g can of good-quality anchovy fillets in extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons of black mustard seeds or furikake seeds (available from Sainsbury’s)

Easy
January 2005

Easy
January 2005

Test kitchen approved

Makes 20
Takes 30 min

These anchovy straws are a simple and quick dish that are perfect as a cocktail party canapé.

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Ingredients

375g sheet of ready-rolled puff pastry
1 egg
1 x 114g can of good-quality anchovy fillets in extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons of black mustard seeds or furikake seeds (available from Sainsbury’s)

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C/fan200°C/gas 7. Unroll a 375g sheet of ready-rolled puff pastry (keep it on its plastic lining). Fold the pastry in half lengthways and cut along the fold. Cut each piece into 30 x 1cm strips and brush with lightly beaten egg.
Drain a 114g can of good-quality anchovy fillets in extra-virgin olive oil. Cut each fillet into 4 slim lengthways strips and put 1 on top of each piece of pastry. Twist each anchovy and pastry strip and space apart on 2 baking sheets lined with baking paper. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of black mustard seeds or furikake seeds
Bake for 12-15 minutes, until crisp and golden and serve