Asparagus Puff Pastry Tarts

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400-degrees F.

Step 2

Wash and trim the woody ends off the asparagus spears. You can do this by bending them and seeing where they naturally break. Ideally, we want spears about 6-7 inches long. We need 18 spears total.

Step 3

Unroll the thawed puff pastry, and use a pizza cutter to cut it into 9 equal squares.

Step 4

Spread about 1.5 tablespoons of cream cheese in the center of each square.

Step 5

Top each square with 2 asparagus spears, pointing towards one of the points of the square.

Step 6

Use a pastry brush to brush the beaten egg on two opposite corners of the square, and then gather them together and pinch closed around the spears.

Step 7

Bake until golden brown, about 8-10 minutes.