Snail Puffs

Name: Snail Puffs
Ingredients: salt (optional); freshly ground black pepper; 3 oz / 85 g salted butter, softened; 3–4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; 12 medium shelled snails; 8 oz / 230 g puff pastry, thawed if frozen; finely chopped parsley; beaten egg yolk and water, to glaze; beaten egg yolk and water, to glaze; beaten egg yolk and water, to glaze

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

8 oz / 230 g puff pastry, thawed if frozen
12 medium shelled snails

Starter
Vegetarian

Method

Roll out the pastry, and cut it into twelve 3 in / 7.5 cm.squares. Place a snail in the centre of each. Mash the crushed garlic into the butter and add a portion to each snail. Season with pepper, a little