Chicken legs in puff pastry

7 servings
1 hour 30 min

How to make chicken legs in puff pastry? Prepare the products. If you are not using chilled meat, but frozen meat, then remove it from the freezer in advance, transferring it to the refrigerator overnight. In this way, it will defrost most delicately and correctly. But defrost the puff dough 30-45 minutes before cooking. You can use both yeast and non-yeast dough. Peel garlic cloves from husks.

Rinse the chicken shins thoroughly with cool water, then dry with paper towels. Fold them into a bowl, sprinkle with salt and black pepper. You can also add any favorite seasonings and spices. Grate or press the garlic, rub the legs with it.

Cut the hard cheese into thin slices. Carefully detach the skin from the meat fillet, insert a piece of cheese into your pocket. Choose natural and high-quality cheese, without vegetable fats in the composition.

Pour the puff dough with flour and roll into a 0. 5 cm thick layer. Cut the layer into 1-2 cm wide strips with a sharp knife. It is very convenient to use a pizza knife.

Wrap each leg in dough. Start winding the meat into the dough from the narrow side.

Cover a deep baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange the legs at a distance from each other.

To make the legs ruddy, brush them with yolk. You can make an omelette from the remaining protein.

Bake the chicken legs in the dough in the oven at a temperature of 180 degrees 1 about an hour, the dough should brown well. Serve hot to the table, you can make potatoes on the side dish. Enjoy your meal!