Ham & Cheese Roll Ups with Golden Puff Pastry and Cheddar
By Olivia Hayes
Cook
15 min
Total
15 min
Servings
4
Level
Easy
Rolling stuffed pastry creates pinwheel shapes that help enclose tomato sauce and ham with shredded cheddar cheese as the pastry cooks and browns․ Ham and Cheese Roll Ups are appetizers containing puff pastry‚ sliced ham‚ shredded cheddar cheese‚ and dried herbs․ Ham and Cheese Roll Ups can be served cold or hot as a lunch meal․
One sheet of puff pastry with 75 g of tomato or pizza sauce and six slices of packaged ham and 100 g of grated cheddar cheese on top․ This assembly order means the sauce‚ ham‚ and cheese are inside the roll․ Egg wash and dried mixed herbs are added to the pastry before baking․
After forming the dough into a log‚ cut the log into eight one-inch slices and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet․ The biscuit is fully baked when it is golden brown‚ about 15 minutes at 200C/390F․ Overworking the dough while shaping is a common issue with this recipe․ Overworking should be avoided to prevent the biscuit dough from losing its shape․
Serve roll-ups warm from the oven for a warm pastry exterior and melted cheese topping or cold for lunch․ The recipe includes tips on serving cold․ Store leftover roll-ups in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 day․ One advantage of this recipe is that you can make it ahead for a short time․
Why you'll love this recipe
- A tightly rolled loaf keeps the sauce and cheese and ham in the center of the loaf so that each of eight sandwiches cut from the loaf will have slices with pinwheel patterns when cooked․
- Adding sauce and shredded cheddar cheese over the ham helps distribute the other listed filling ingredients evenly across and between slices of ham and sandwich․
- Cutting the log into pieces an inch long yields eight servings that can be rolled up and have the same ratio of crust to filling․
- Sprinkling beaten egg on the finished product produces the golden-brown color specified in the recipe․ Surface herbs will remain visible․
- Baking pastries for approximately 15 minutes at 200C/390F will give them a golden exterior․ This is another method of testing pastry doneness besides time․
- Using store-bought puff pastry skips the step of preparing a pastry dough․ Other steps in preparing this dish include preparing the filling and baking the pastry after rolling and cutting it․
Ingredients
- •1 sheet puff pastry
- •75 g tomato or pizza sauce (or 1/3 cup)
- •6 slices cooked deli ham
- •100 g cheddar cheese (grated; or 1 1/2 cups)
- •1 egg (beaten)
- •½ tsp dried mixed herbs
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 200C / 390F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
Roll out the puff pastry sheet and spread it with the tomato or pizza sauce.
- 3
Add the cooked deli ham, then sprinkle the grated cheddar cheese on top.
- 4
Roll the pastry up as tightly and compactly as possible. Cut the roll into 8 slices approximately 1 inch thick and place them on the lined baking sheet.
- 5
Brush the outside of the roll ups with the beaten egg and sprinkle the dried mixed herbs on top.
- 6
Bake for approximately 15 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown.
- 7
Serve immediately, or allow to cool and store for 24 hours in an airtight container.
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