Ham and cheese puff pastry pinwheels are a delight and super quick to make. Perfect as an appetizer or as a savory pie substitute for a meal. These ham and smoked cheese puff pastry pinwheels are also loved by kids and are a great idea to serve at a buffet during birthday parties with friends. I recommend checking out more puff pastry recipes where you’ll surely find some other delicious recipes to try. Now let’s see how to make the ham and cheese puff pastry pinwheels, and if you try them, let me know. Barbara
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 10
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients for preparing Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Pinwheels
- 1 sheet puff pastry (rectangular)
- 3.5 oz cooked ham
- 3.5 oz smoked cheese
- sesame seeds
How to prepare Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Pinwheels
Let’s start preparing the Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Pinwheels. Thinly slice the smoked cheese, unroll the puff pastry sheet on your work surface but leave its parchment paper, arrange the short side in front of you and lay the cheese slices on half of the puff pastry.
Place the cooked ham on top of the cheese
and fold the puff pastry.
With a sharp knife, cut the puff pastry into strips about 0.4 inch wide,
Take each strip and twist it,
then roll it up to form the pinwheels,
after you have prepared them all, place them on the oven tray, brush them with some water
and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Bake in a preheated static oven at 355°F for 20 minutes. When golden, remove from the oven and let them cool for a few minutes before serving.
How to store the Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Pinwheels
Store them at room temperature for 1 day, after which the puff pastry will no longer be crispy

