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Mini Savory Puff Pastry Crescents with Speck

Mini savory puff pastry crescents with speck are a finger food to serve as an appetizer or with drinks among friends. Here's how to make them at home.
Recipe Mini Savory Puff Pastry Crescents with Speck
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 10 minutes
  • Cooking 15 minutes
  • Servings for 6 people

Mini Savory Puff Pastry Crescents with Speck are served as an appetizer or as a snack with pre-dinner drinks. Making them doesn’t call for any special instructions, and the recipe is really easy and just as quick to make: don’t let that fool you, though, because the result is sure to be a big hit with your guests.

Although we decided to fill these crescents with speck, a smoked cured ham from South Tyrol, you can let your imagination run wild and please even the pickiest of your guests: grilled vegetables, ham or mozzarella are just some of the great ingredients you can use to fill this moreish, flavorful savory finger food.

Chestnut and Bacon Bites, Cheese Puff Pastry Pinwheels and Salmon and Spinach Strudel are just a few of the tasty dishes you can make, and you’ll find them in our section devoted entirely to appetizers, which we invite you to visit. But now I’ll leave you to make the Mini Savory Puff Pastry Crescents with Speck: no one will be able to resist their fragrant, flaky goodness.

Ingredients for 6 people

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Method

  1. To make the mini savory puff pastry crescents with speck, start by rolling out the sheet of puff pastry with a rolling pin until it is thin. Once you have done this, cut the puff pastry into four parts with a knife or a pizza cutter and cut five small wedges from each one: you should end up with about 20 small squares in all.
  2. Now fill the pastry. Place half a slice of speck on each wedge, roll it up and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Once you have repeated this for every crescent, salt to taste and bake at 200 °C (400 °F) for 15 minutes: the mini savory puff pastry crescents with speck are ready when they are golden brown on top.   Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

You can replace the speck in the crescents with another cured meat you like better: ham and coppa are just some of the cold cuts you could fill your puff pastry with.

Tips

To make your mini crescents even more appealing, you can sprinkle them with poppy or sesame seeds before baking.

 

Storage

Mini savory puff pastry crescents with speck should be eaten piping hot, right after they are made. However, you can shape the crescents ahead of time and keep them in the freezer, then bake them whenever it suits you.

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