Italian Snacks and Light Meals Recipes - Asparagus in Pastry (Pasticcio all' Asparago) Recipe

 

Ingredients

• 100g.1.2 cup unsalted (sweet) butter

• 16 asparagus spears

• 16 sheets filo pastry

• 75g/1/3 cup cream cheese

• salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Method:

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Trim the ends of the asparagus spears.

2. Brush the surface of a sheet of filo pastry with the melted butter.

3. Spoon over a little of the cream cheese and top with an asparagus spear. Season to taste.

4. Fold the ends then roll up the pastry and brush the surface with more butter.

5. Make the remaining rolls in the same way. Place on a buttered baking sheet and cook in a preheated oven at 180C/350F/gas mark 4 for 15 minutes.