Fig and Blue Cheese Squares

These little bites are a nice play of sweet and savory.  The blue cheese is a nice balance the sweetness of the fig spread.  The fig spread I found was a fig orange spread at the grocery store.  It can be found near the cheeses.

Ingredients

One 14-ounce package all-butter puff pastry, thawed if frozen but still cold
1/2 cup fig preserves
3/4 cup crumbled Blue cheese (4 ounces)


Directions

1. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the puff pastry to a 16-by-11 1/2-inch rectangle. Trim to form a 10 1/2-by-15-inch rectangle. Transfer the pastry to a large rimmed baking sheet and cut into 1 3/4-inch squares; you should have about 48. Freeze the squares until firm, about 30 minutes.

2. Preheat the oven to 375°. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange 12 squares on the sheet and cover with more parchment paper. Top the squares with another baking sheet, bottom side down. If you have another pair of baking sheets, repeat with 12 more squares. Bake the squares for about 35 minutes [ keep an eye on these - mine puffed up so much I had to take them out to smush them down!] , until the pastry is golden. Transfer the squares to a rack to cool. Repeat to bake the remaining squares.

3. Return as many cooled squares as will fit to a baking sheet. Top each square with 1/2 teaspoon of the fig preserves. Sprinkle with the Blue cheese and bake for about 5 minutes, until the Stilton is melted. Serve warm or at room temperature.