Description
Whip up these Cheese Ham Pastry Delightful Bites for a quick, crowd-pleasing snack that’ll have everyone reaching for seconds. Flaky pastry, savory ham, and melty cheese come together in little bundles of pure deliciousness your family will devour.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 100g ham
- 100g cheese
Seasonings:
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
Instructions
- Warm your oven to precisely 400F, creating the perfect golden environment for your pastry bites.
- Sprinkle flour across your countertop and gently stretch the pastry sheet into a thin, even rectangle.
- Slice the pastry into 2-inch square sections using a sharp knife, ensuring clean, precise edges.
- Distribute 1 tablespoon of diced ham and 1 tablespoon of grated cheese directly in the center of each pastry square.
- Carefully fold one corner of the pastry over the filling, pressing the edges together with your fork tines to create a tight, decorative seal.
- Whisk 1 whole egg and delicately paint the pastry surface with the golden mixture, ensuring every corner gets a light coating.
- Slide the pastry bites onto a baking sheet and bake at 400F for 17 minutes, watching for a rich, amber-brown color across the surface.
- Remove from the oven and let the pastries rest for 3 minutes, allowing the filling to settle and the exterior to crisp perfectly.
Notes
- Chilling the pastry for 15 minutes before filling helps prevent the dough from becoming too soft and keeps the edges crisp.
- Select a sharp cheddar or gruyère cheese for extra flavor that complements the ham perfectly.
- Check the pastry halfway through baking and rotate the tray to ensure even golden-brown coloring.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular puff pastry with a gluten-free alternative and ensure your ham is free from gluten-containing additives.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
- Category: Ham
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg