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These baked potato leek puff pastry bites are seriously out of this world delicious! Creamy mashed potato mixed with caramelized leeks, crispy turkey bacon and a little cheese, all wrapped up in flaky buttery puff pastry baked to perfection!
Let’s get started!
Gather all the ingredients.
Add peeled and cubed potatoes to pot. Once boiling reduce heat to medium high and cook or 10 minutes. While potatoes are cooking, add oil to small skillet. Add leeks and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring often.
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Drain potatoes then add them to medium bowl. Mash cooked potatoes with butter until still a tad chunky.
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Chop turkey bacon finely then add to potatoes along with cooked leeks, shredded cheese, chopped green onions, salt and pepper to potatoes and stir until combined. Set aside.
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On large cutting board, dust all-purpose flour generously. Unroll puff pastry dough on top. With pizza cutter, cut 12 squares pieces of about the same size
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Add 1 heaping tablespoon of mixture in the middle of each square. Pinch together opposite corners diagonally, then pinch together 2 other corners to create a pocket. Brush each puff pastry with egg wash.
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Bake for 21 to 24 minutes or until golden brown. – Let cool for a few minutes before serving. Enjoy!
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