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Ham spirals

Name: Ham spirals
Prep time: 48 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 20 spirals
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée); 20 g beaten egg; 5 slices smoked ham; Pepper

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

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Duration

1 hour

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 25^th 2026

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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

Times for this recipe

Preparation

20 min.

Resting

30 min.

Cooking

10 min.

All in all

1 hour

Preparation 20 min.

Resting 30 min.

Cooking 10 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 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.

Step 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

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

Pepper.

Step 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

Roll up the pastry...

Step 4

...gently into a...

Step 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.

Step 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

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

Glaze the roll.

Step 7 - ⌛ 5 min.

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

Step 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.

Step 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.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	9 g RDI=14 %	18 g RDI=7 %	30 g RDI=40 %	374 kcal RDI=19 %	1,564 kJ RDI=19 %
Per spirals	2 g RDI=3 %	3 g RDI=1 %	5 g RDI=7 %	69 kcal RDI=3 %	289 kJ RDI=3 %
Whole recipe	33 g RDI=51 %	66 g RDI=25 %	109 g RDI=150 %	1,382 kcal RDI=69 %	5,787 kJ RDI=69 %