Cream Shrimp In Puff Pastry Shells

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• heavy cream
• 1 lb medium shrimp, 41 to 50 peel and deveined
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives
• salt
• white pepper
• 18 pepperidge farm frozen puff pastry shells
• 1 beaten egg
• 1 teaspoon water

1. In a large skillet add in butter and melted over a medium heat add in the flour and using a wire whisk blending to form a roux add in heavy cream to form a sauce and simmer for 5 minutes. Add in the shrimps, thyme, chives and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer over a low heat for 5 minutes and remove from the stove top and set aside to cool for an hour.
2. Heat the oven to 350u0b0F Beat egg and the water in a small bowl with a fork. Brush the pastry shells with the egg mixture. Place onto a cookie sheet and into the oven.
3. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and place onto a rack to cool and spit the top third off and remove some of the center and fill with the cream shrimp's mixture and top off with the top layer.

unsalted butter, flour, heavy cream, shrimp, thyme, fresh chives, salt, white pepper, pastry shells, egg, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cream-shrimp-in-puff-pastry-shells-490761 (may not work)