Ham and Cheese Pastry Puffs
These are easy to make and taste amazing - ham, cheese, and seasoning wrapped in puff pastry - can assemble and freeze for later. These are SO good. Great for parties or a quick lunch or dinner.
These are easy to make. Cut the puff pastry into squares, top with dijon mustard, ham, cheese, spices and fold up. Easy peasy! I made an animated picture so you can get an idea of how to assemble these.
We ate these for lunch the other day and they were AMAZING! The flavors are great. The spice blend that is sprinkled on top of the pastries really puts this dish over the top. I used a combination of swiss and white cheddar cheese. If you don't like either or both of those cheeses, use your favorite cheese. No matter the cheese, these are a sure crowd pleaser!
Yield: 18 puffs

Ham and Cheese Pastry Puffs
prep time: 5 MINScook time: 15 MINStotal time: 20 mins
ingredients:
Spice Blend
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
Pastries
- 1 (17.3-oz) package puff pastry, defrosted
- 1/4 cup dijon mustard
- 1/2 lb thinly sliced deli ham (Boars Head Virginia Ham)
- 1/2 cup swiss cheese, grated
- 1/2 cup white cheddar, grated
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 Tbsp water
instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400ĀŗF. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Spice Blend: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
- Pastries: Unfold pastry sheets. Cut each sheet into 9 squares.
- Spread about 1/2 tsp of dijon over the puff pastry. Arrange ham and cheese down center of the pastry squares. Sprinkle with some of the spice blend. Fold two opposite corners of each square over the filling and press edges to seal. Place on prepared baking sheet.
- Combine egg and water. Brush each pastry with egg wash. Sprinkle tops of pastries with more spice blend.
- Bake 15-18 minutes, until golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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I LOVE the animated pictures, what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteI like using animated gifs for step by step photos like this. Nice touch.
ReplyDeleteFootball or no, these sound delish!! And the animated pics are GREAT!! Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteThe animated pictures really help
ReplyDeleteCan these be made ahead and frozen?
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to making these.
I think that would work fine. Enjoy!
DeleteThese look delicious! Would you cook them and then freeze them? What temperature and time would you reheat them at when frozen?
ReplyDeleteIf you want to freeze these appetizers, would you cook them first? What would the reheating instructions be?
ReplyDeletecan't wait to make these! thank for the animation!!!
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