Salmon Puffs

I am a FAN of the Gilmore Girls, and Emily always served these little (and easy) delights!!
(makes 30 puffs)

1/2-2/3 cup fresh wild caught* salmon
3/4 t. fresh dill, chopped
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 .cayenne pepper
1 t. whole grain mustard
4 t. Port Salut cheese, rind removed
Flour, for dusting
2 puff pastry sheets
Chives for garnish, cut into 90 1" pieces

Preheat oven to 400. Move rack to center position.
Make the salmon filling: In a food processor, add salmon, dill, lemon juice, and cayenne. Process until a coarse paste forms. Add mustard and cheese. Process until the mixture is smooth. Set aside.
Cut the dough: Lay out a pasty sheet of the puff pastry n a lightly floured surface. Use a shot glass (or any round small cutter) to cut 15 circles from the sheet.
Assemble: Using a mini muffin pan or tart pan, press a round of dough into each cup. Use a small fork to pork 10-15 holes into the bottom-flat part of the dough. Put the salmon mixture into a pastry bag with a wide-gauge tip, or a zip-lock bag with the corner snipped off. Squeeze about 1 t. of the mixture into the center of each cup.
Bake, garnish, and serve: Bake puffs for 12 min. Remove from oven. Salmon may have popped up during baking. If so, press it back down into pastry. Remove puffs to a plate or serving platter. Use a skewer of two toothpicks to make a hole, 1/4" deep, in the enter of each puff. Place 3 pieces of chives in the hole so they are sticking straight up. Serve with a smile!!*

"Like children, we can learn to rest in the love of God."

love,

MM