appetizer - Ham and Cheese spirals

By tinathorn

Ingredients

• – 1 egg
• – 1 tablespoon water
• – 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (1/2 of 17 1/4-ounce package), thawed
• – 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
• – 1/4 teaspoon ground red cayenne pepper
• – 8 slices deli fresh shaved smoked ham

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from tiphero.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Cover a baking sheet with parchment.
Beat the egg and water until blended. Set aside.
Unfold the pastry on a lightly floured surface and roll into 14-by-10-inch rectangle, then cut in half lengthwise.
Brush both of the pastry halves lightly with some of the egg mixture.
Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of the cheese and the pepper evenly over one of the pastry pieces, then cover with ham slices.
Place the remaining pastry piece, egg-side down, over the ham and roll gently with a rolling pin to seal. Brush with additional egg mixture.
Roll up tightly to form a 14-inch log, starting at one of the long sides. Cut this log crosswise into 24 slices and place the slices, cut-sides down, on the baking sheet.
Brush the slices with the remaining egg mixture and sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon of cheese.
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, until golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.