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Ham spirals

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

69,9334.2/5 for 29 ratings

Last modified on: September 7^th 2018

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

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

Keeping:

1 or 2 days in an airtight tin.

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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.

Nutritional information

% 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 : 2.20 €
Per spirals : 0.11 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home made.

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	Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chestnut moelleux, St Tropez tart, Small cheese and bacon rolls , Nantes Tourton, Apple Pie, ... All
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	Pepper: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pollack Parmentier, Truffade, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Endives , How to prepare spinach, ... All

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