Extra Flakey Broccoli Cheddar Soup Mini Pies.

Extra Flakey Broccoli Cheddar Soup Mini Pies.

Ingredients

    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 small onion finely chopped
    1 clove garlic minced or grated
    1/4 cup flour
    1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk or 1 1/2 cups milk
    4 cups fresh or frozen broccoli florets
    1-2 cups mushrooms diced (optional)
    1-2 cups chicken or vegetable broth plus 2 cups water to thin
    1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or to your taste
    1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
    1/4 teaspoon salt + pepper
    2-3 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese plus more for topping
    2 sheets frozen puff pastry thawed
    1 egg lightly beaten
    flakey salt for serving

Extra Flakey Broccoli Cheddar Soup Mini Pies.

Instructions

Heat the oil during a giant dutch kitchen appliance or pot over medium heat. Add the onion + garlic and cook till tender, regarding five minutes. Whisk within the flour and cook till golden, three to four minutes, then step by step whisk within the milk till sleek. Add one cup broth, the broccoli, mushrooms, cayenne and nutmeg, then season with salt and pepper. bring around a simmer, scale back the warmth to medium and cook, uncovered, till thickened, regarding 15-20 minutes.
Once the broccoli is tender, take away a minimum of half it from the the soup. Puree the remaining soup in batches during a liquidiser till chunky-smooth. come back the soup to the pot. Add back the reserved broccoli.
Add the cheese to the soup and whisk over medium heat till melted . Simmer the soup 10-minutes or till the soup is extremely thick. you wish the soup to be a lot of sort of a stew and not skinny the least bit. take away from the warmth. Scoop out regarding half the soup into a heat-proof bowl. Place the bowl of soup within the icebox for half-hour (or the fridge for 15). come back the remaining soup still within the pot back to the stove. Stir within the remaining one cup stock. Keep the soup heat for serving or enable to chill and excluding lunch tomorrow!!
whereas the soup within the icebox cools, lay the thawed puff pastry sheets out flat on a floured surface. Cut giant circles out (I used a four 1/4 in. circle cookie cutter) of the pastry with a hoop cutter, regarding four per pastry sheet. Roll up the scraps of pastry and roll them back intent on cut a lot of circles. Then grab a kitchen utensil and roll the circles out simply a small amount to create them a touch larger. Brush every circle with the crushed incite the environs of half the circle.
heat kitchen appliance to 375 degrees F. Once the soup has cooled and is thick, spoon 2-4 tablespoons of the soup into the middle of every spherical of pastry. Fold the dough over to hide the filling, creating a semi-circle. Use the ends of a fork to seal the perimeters along. Place the pies on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Repeat with the remainder of the pastry. once all of the pies square measure on the baking sheet, cut air holes within the prime of every pie and so brush the ace with egg wash. Sprinkle with a touch cheese. Bake for regarding twenty to twenty five minutes till puffed and nicely brunet . Don' freak, however these square measure planning to ooze! Serve heat with the remaining soup for dipping!