Cheese and Bacon Pastries
These cheese and bacon pastries combine nutty manchego, salty Parmesan, smoked bacon and pancetta in golden puff pastry. The Thermomix TM7 mixes the savoury filling evenly and gently heats the onion base, giving you a crisp, flavourful party treat that is ready for the oven in minutes.
About this recipe
Cheese and bacon pastries Thermomix TM7 are the ultimate savoury party bite: flaky puff pastry wrapped around a rich filling of manchego, Parmesan, smoked bacon, pancetta and gently softened onions. If you are searching for quick recipes with your all-in-one kitchen machine, this one delivers serious flavour with minimal effort. The TM7 mixes the cheese and egg filling into a perfectly even consistency in seconds, while precise heating softens the onions without a splattering pan on the hob. That means no standing over the stove, no lumpy filling and no guesswork. Serve these golden pastries warm as a starter, pack them into a lunchbox, or offer them as a crowd-pleasing snack at your next drinks party. Once baked, the cheeses melt into the bacon for a salty, nutty, smoky bite that disappears from the tray in minutes every single time.
Preparation tips
- Keep the puff pastry cold until the moment you assemble, so the cheese and bacon pastries rise in flaky, distinct layers rather than becoming dense during baking.
- Brush the assembled pastries generously with the beaten egg for a deep golden shine, and reserve a little filling to patch any seams before they go into the oven.
- Cook the bacon and pancetta until barely crisp before mixing, as this renders excess fat and stops the puff pastry turning soggy at the base during baking.
Recipe variations
- Make a vegetarian version by replacing the smoked bacon and pancetta with fried mushrooms and roasted red pepper, keeping the manchego and Parmesan filling identical for equally rich pastries.
- For a festive twist, add a pinch of smoked paprika and a spoonful of caramelised onion chutney to the cheese filling, then shape the pastries into small stars for a Christmas drinks party.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- One bowl of the TM7 mixes the manchego, Parmesan and egg into a uniformly cheesy filling in seconds.
- Thanks to gentle heating, the Thermomix softens the onions in olive oil without any burning or sticking.
- Let The TM7 chops the smoked bacon and pancetta finely, so every pastry bite carries savoury meat evenly.
- Grating the Parmesan in the Thermomix takes mere moments and yields fluffy cheese that melts beautifully.
- Weigh the pastry ingredients directly in the mixing bowl, so the TM7 scale saves you extra bowls and mess.
Ingredients
- Parmesan cheese
- manchego cheese
- onions
- olive oil
- pancetta
- medium egg
- ground black pepper
- puff pastry
- egg
- smoked bacon