Brazilian Hearts of Palm Pastries

These Brazilian pastries (folhadinho de palmito) are super easy to make and the palm hearts filling is delicious, but you can really use any filling of your choice for this recipe! [Recipe originally submitted to Allrecipes.com.br]

• Preparation Time: 40 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 503 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ¼ cup chopped fresh chives
• 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 (7 ounce) can hearts of palm, cubed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and hearts of palm; saute until tender, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Dissolve cornmeal in a bowl of milk; mix well and pour into the skillet with the hearts of palm. Stir well. Add nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until flavors meld, about 5 minutes more. Add cream cheese and chives; stir well to dissolve the cheese. Remove from heat. Let filling cool.

Step 4

Roll pastry out onto a floured work surface. Cut into squares. Place 1 tablespoon of the filling on each pastry square. Fold pastry over the filling and seal. Place pastries on a baking sheet.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 40 minutes.