Directions
Cut a sheet of puff pastry with a star-shaped cookie cutter. Arrange the stars on a parchment-lined baking sheet; brush with olive oil and sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese and pepper. Bake at 400 degrees until puffed and crisp, about 15 minutes.
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By L.A. McKay
West Hartford, CT
on May 25, 2013
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This recipe needs some corrections and better instructions. First, don't just "sprinkle" these with cheese; be much bolder. They need lots of cheese and pepper or all you will taste is the rich dough. Other, zesty spices would also work well. Second, the cooking time is too long. I cut back the time to 12 minutes when I started, and even that was too long. All I tasted was slightly burnt dough. These are really fast to prepare and a great way to use up leftover puff pastry, but you need to step up the flavor and step down the cooking time.
By mpgangle
on January 01, 2013
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So easy, quick, tasty, and foolproof! Two differences for me: only 10 minutes in the oven, and I put an egg wash on before the olive oil. I did not think they were bland at all! I thought the fresh-ground pepper and fresh-shaved parmesan I used had wonderful flavor.
By sarahlee_8983465
Bloomington, IN
on January 10, 2012
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As promised, these were relatively easy to make, BUT, as one other reviewer noted, they can be bland. I think they would have been REALLY bland if I hadn't sprinkled Emeril's Original Essence on top and used a flavored olive oil. They were light and crispy, so I can say the texture was nice. However, the parmesan flavor didn't come through very well. Also, I used Pillsbury Puff Pastry dough, which had an elastic quality that made cutting the stars difficult (tho as I said, the end result was fine. Next time, I'll be more aggressive with how much, and what, I sprinkle on top. I did use a higher-quality parmesan, so not sure what I could could do differently next time! These are nice served with a salad, by the way...
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