Cheesy cranberry parcels

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/ Gas mark 7. Brush the sheets of filo pastry with the melted butter.
2. Cut each sheet in ½ vertically and then into 3 resulting in 6 small rectangles, place 1 rectangle on top of each other and then across another double layered rectangle forming a cross. Repeat with the other sheets of pastry.
3. Place approximately ¼ teaspoon of cranberry sauce in the centre of each cross and top with ¼ teaspoon of cheese spread (if using a tube: a small squeeze and cut of with a knife).
4. To make into the parcel, bring the corners together in a point and pinch the pastry together.
5. Place on a greased baking tray, brush with the remainder of the melted butter
6. Place in the oven and cook for 7-8 minutes. Best served immediately.

Top tip: Use shop-bought, chilled filo pastry and then any left over can be frozen. The parcels can be prepared several hours in advance - don't cook them, but place in the fridge (uncovered if brushed with butter - as clingfilm will stick and pull the pastry apart when removed). Then pop them in the oven just prior to serving.www.primula.co.uk