from Maylene - to make for Brubaker Christmas Eve Dinner 2017


Smoky Bacon Bites

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

1/2 lb. bacon, chopped into small pieces

1 large onion, finely chopped

Pepper

Flour, for dusting

1 sheet puff pastry dough, defrosted

1 6 oz. container herb garlic cheese (like Boursin)

1 C Swiss cheese

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Place a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat with about 1 Tbsp olive oil.  Once hot, add bacon and cook stirring every now and then, until crispy—about 5 minutes.  With a slotted spoon, remove bacon and drain on a plate. 

Remove all but 2 Tbsp of the fat from skillet, return skillet to heat and add the chopped onion and cook until tender, about 3-4 minutes.  Remove onions from heat, and combine them with the bacon and season with pepper and let cool.

Lay the pastry dough out on a non-stick baking sheet (or line a baking sheet with parchment paper).  Spread the Boursin cheese evenly over the dough then top with bacon-onion mixture and sprinkle with swiss cheese.

Place in the oven and bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.  Let cool, and cut into 1 ½ inch squares.  Serve slightly warm.