Potato Puffed Pastry Appies or Perogies in Puffed Pastry

Oh my these are delicious and so easy. My friend Smith thinks puff pastry is amazing. She wraps it around marinated fruit, left over meat, mashed potatoes and cheese. She buys a brick of it at the grocery store, thaws it out, and rolls it out on a floured surface to whatever size she wants. Then she cuts it into squares or circles stuffs it or tops it, bakes it, serves it and impresses everyone.

She whipped up this little appie with some left over potatoes she had.

3 cups of mashed potatoes, 2 chopped green chilies seeded, 1 cup of Monterey Jack cheese, 1/4 cup of chopped black or green olives, 2 small eggs, or one large egg, salt and pepper. Combine all of the above ingredients and put aside. Roll out pastry pretty thin but on a floured surface then cut out 2 inch round circles. Fill the centre of one circle and top with another one. Then using fork prongs, gently press and seal the edges all around and put onto a cookie sheet for baking. Bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes - or util just nicely brown. Put on a plate with a paper towel and serve. You can make these in advance, just reheat on low.

Now just think of the potato + fillings you can put together if you don't like olives.
What about sundried tomato and potato; potato, onion, and cheddar; potato, butternut and carmelized onion; potato, pesto and pinenut; potato with leek; sweet potato and goat cheese? Oh my gosh, the combos are limitless! Enjoy!