Puff Pastry Bundles with Cotechino and Lentils

Method

1. Soak the lentils in water for 1 hour.
2. Chop the onion.
3. Chop the carrot.
4. Combine the chopped vegetables and lentils in a pan with a bay leaf and a drizzle of olive oil.
5. Add the vegetable broth.
6. Add a pinch of salt and cook for 20 minutes.
7. Roll out the puff pastry.
8. Divide the puff pastry into 4 rectangles, keeping a little aside for decoration.
9. Fill the pastry rectangles with the lentil mixture.
10. Add 4 slices of cooked cotechino.
11. Add 4 slices of melting cheese.
12. Brush the edges of the pastry with water.
13. Close the bundles.
14. Seal the edges with the tines of a fork.
15. Fold the edges over.
16. Decorate the bundles with the reserved puff pastry.
17. Cut some shapes from the puff pastry with a cookie cutter.
18. Attach the decorations by brushing them with water.
19. Beat an egg yolk and brush it over the surface of the bundles.
20. Bake in a static oven at 180°C for 20 minutes.
21. Serve.