Description
These crispy ham and cheese sticks will become your new favorite quick bite when hunger strikes and cheese cravings take over. Packed with melty goodness and golden-brown crunch, they disappear faster than you can pull them from the oven.
Ingredients
Scale
Proteins:
- 8 slices of ham
- 8 slices of cheese
Base:
- 8 slices of sandwich bread or crescent roll dough
Coating and Seasonings:
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs or crushed crackers
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Cooking spray or additional butter
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F and coat a baking sheet with cooking spray, ensuring no bare spots remain.
- Carefully slice off bread crusts and use a rolling pin to flatten each slice until thin and pliable.
- Place 1 slice of ham and 1 slice of cheese at one end of each flattened bread slice.
- Roll the bread tightly around the ham and cheese, creating compact cylindrical sticks.
- Whisk 2 eggs in a shallow bowl, adding a pinch of salt and pepper for seasoning.
- Combine 1 cup panko breadcrumbs with ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon paprika, salt, and black pepper in a separate bowl.
- Submerge each bread roll completely in the beaten egg mixture.
- Transfer egg-coated rolls to the seasoned breadcrumbs, pressing gently to ensure full coverage.
- Position the breaded rolls on the baking sheet with their seams facing downward.
- Brush the tops of the rolls with 2 tablespoons melted butter for extra golden color.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until the exterior turns crispy and achieves a rich golden-brown hue.
- Remove from the oven and allow the rolls to rest for 3-5 minutes before serving.
- Slice the rolls diagonally and serve warm alongside your preferred dipping sauce.
Notes
- Always use fresh, soft sandwich bread for easier rolling and a more delicate texture.
- Press breadcrumbs firmly onto the egg-coated rolls to create a super crispy exterior that won’t fall off when baking.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular breadcrumbs with crushed gluten-free crackers or almond meal.
- Make these ahead and freeze unbaked, then bake directly from frozen for a quick snack, adding 3-4 extra minutes to cooking time.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Ham
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg