Sunday Afternoon Parcels

This dish is a quick and simple short-cut perfect for those Sunday afternoon tea time snacks.

Mushroom Parcels
Ingredients:
18 ready-made puff pastry squares / ready-made puff pastry that can be cut into 9cm x 9cm squares
100g mushrooms
2 tbsp soured cream
1 tsp garlic / 1 clove of garlic (crushed)
Mixed herbs
Salt

Method: 
* Ensure that your puff pastry has thawed before usage *

1. Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees celcius
2. Crush the garlic and fry it in a pan with some olive oil until softened and slightly coloured
3. Cut the mushrooms into medium slices and place into the pan with the garlic
4. Add to them a sprinkle of mixed herbs and a pinch of salt
5. Once the mushrooms have wilted and are soft, mix in the soured cream and remove from the heat
6. Allow to rest for 10 minutes
7. Lay out the squares of puff pastry (or cut them into 9cm squares)
8. When the mushrooms have rested, spoon around 1 tsp of the mixture into the centre of the pastry squares
9. Fold the top corner over to meet the bottom corner diagonally so that the pastry is halved in a triangle
10. Now, with a fork, press down on the side to seal in the mixture
11. Ensure that a baking tray is buttered or greased 
12. Place the pastries into the tray one by one, taking care not to rip them, and leaving around 1cm gaps between each
13. Put them into the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown on the top
14. If you are unsure about whether the pastry is cooked, flip one of the pastries over and see if the pastry is wet and translucent looking underneath. If so, return into the oven for another 5 minutes. The pastry on the bottom should be of a similar colour as the top and slightly flaky.
15. Remove from the oven and allow them to rest for 2 minutes before eating
16. Enjoy warm or cold