Jalapeño Puff Pastry Potato Poppers #5fix

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 8 large fresh jalapenos
• 1 1/2 cups prepared simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, 2-3 servings
• 2 tablespoons philly chive and cream cheese with garlic and herbs, very soft
• 4 slices prosciutto, paper-thin, cut each into 4 strips making 16 total
• 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed and chilled

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400. prepare mashed potatoes according to pouch directions and stir in cream cheese. set aside.
• 2 while potatoes set up, slice jalapeños in half lengthwise, clean out seeds and membranes, and place onto parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
• 3 on floured surface, cut each sheet of pastry into four squares. then cut each square in half corner-to-corner making 16 triangles. *i like to use my fluted-edge pastry wheel for this, but a pizza wheel works just fine, too.
• 4 overfill each jalapeño half with potato mixture, and wrap each with a strip of prosciutto, place onto wide ends of pastry triangles and roll up towards pointed end. place pointed end-down back onto lined baking sheet.
• 5 bake in 400 degree oven for 12-15 minutes until golden.
• 6 *before baking, you can brush outsides and top with an egg wash, but isn't necessary.
• 7 **serve with warmed raspberry jam if desired for dunking.