Ali Baba's Anchovy Sticks

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb puff pastry
• 1 large egg yolk
• 12 anchovy fillets, rinse, drained, and cut in half lengthwise
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 line a baking sheet with waxed paper or parchment.
• 2 on a lightly floured surface,roll 8 ounces puff pastry into a rectangle 12 by 9 inches.
• 3 place the puff pastry on baking sheet.
• 4 in a small bowl,mix egg yolk with 2 tablespoons water.whisk with a fork to blend brush the mixture onto the pastry lightly.
• 5 evenly place the fillets over the surface of the pastry about 3/4 inches apart.
• 6 on a lightly floured surface roll 8 ounces of the remaining pastry on top of the anchovy fillets via a rectangle about the same size as the previous one & press gently around the edges to seal the pastry.
• 7 brush the surface with the egg mixture.
• 8 with a sharp knife cut pastry into 12 pieces across and then in half.
• 9 there should be 24 strips measuring1 by 41/2 inches.
• 10 place baking sheets with the anchovy sticks in freezer for about 10 minutes.
• 11 meanwhile preheat oven to 400 degrees ferenhight.
• 12 after anchovy sticks have chilled,bake them for about 20 minutes or until golden & crisp.