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Ham spirals

These puff pastry spirals made with smoked ham are delicious and quick to make.

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Last modified on: September 7^th 2018

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For 20 spirals, you will need:

1 200 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
2 20 g beaten egg
3 5 slices smoked ham
4 pepper
Total weight: 370 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
18 min.	30 min.	10 min.	58 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Roll out 200 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) into a rectangle.

If you are using a bought, ready-rolled circle, trim a little off the edges.

glaze all the top.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Cover the pastry with slices of ham but avoid overlapping them as far as possible.

Pepper.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Roll up the pastry...

Stage 4

...gently into a...

Stage 5 - 30 min.

...cylinder.

Stick down the end of the pastry (the last inch or 2 centimeters) using a little beaten egg as "glue".

Chill in the freezer for 15 minutes (or 30 minutes in the fridge) to firm up the pastry and make the roll easier to cut.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

After this time, preheat the oven to 220°C (430°F).

Glaze the roll.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Then cut into slices about 5 mm (1/4 inch) thick...

Stage 8

...and arrange these on a baking sheet.

Don't worry if the slices aren't perfectly round at this stage, they will swell as they cook and regain their shape.

Stage 9 - 10 min.

Bake until nicely browned (about 10 minutes). Best served hot or warm.

Remarks

The spirals can be cooked beforehand and reheated quickly in the oven.

You can vary the type of ham, or even use smoked salmon instead.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in an airtight tin.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
610 Kcal or 2,554 Kj	34 gr	66 gr	110 gr
30 %	13 %	6 %	17 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
165 Kcal or 691 Kj	9 gr	18 gr	30 gr
8 %	3 %	2 %	5 %

Per spirals
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
30 Kcal or 126 Kj	2 gr	3 gr	6 gr
2 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 20 spirals : 2.91 €
Per spirals : 0.15 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cheese and tomato tart, Ch'ti mussel tarts, Quick flaky pizza, Apple and pear tart, Crusty cockle tart, ... All
	Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ham "friand" pie, Morteau sausage rolled brioche, Gâteau Basque , Mini palmiers, Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies, ... All
	Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Bistro-style red endive salad, Pasta with green asparagus, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, Sautéd broccoli with ham, Little vegetable omelettes, ... All
	Pepper: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan-fried scallops and chanterelles with Noilly Prat sauce, Thaï rice with small vegetables, Fish in a salt crust, Nanou's tuna tart, Chicken pie, ... All

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