Puff pastry swirls with ricotta and cooked ham are an easy and super quick idea to serve during a family or friends’ aperitif, or on holiday tables.
They are liked by adults and children alike, making them suitable for birthday party buffets.
These tasty snacks are made in just a few steps: just fill a rectangular puff pastry sheet, roll it up, cut into slices, and bake!
At the end of the recipe, you will find some suggestions to vary the filling to your liking, to prepare a different recipe each time using the same procedure 🙂
I leave you below other ideas with puff pastry, all extremely easy and quick:
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Rest time: 25 Minutes
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: makes 16 swirls
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter, and Spring, Christmas
Ingredients to make PUFF PASTRY SWIRLS WITH RICOTTA AND COOKED HAM
- 1 roll puff pastry (rectangular)
- 7 oz ricotta
- 5 oz cooked ham (thinly sliced)
- 1 egg yolk (+ a dash of milk for brushing)
Tools to make PUFF PASTRY SWIRLS WITH RICOTTA AND COOKED HAM
- Brush silicone
- Knife smooth blade
- Baking tray
Steps to make PUFF PASTRY SWIRLS WITH RICOTTA AND COOKED HAM
Unroll the puff pastry with the long side horizontally, spread the ricotta (salted and peppered to taste) all over the pastry surface.
Gently roll up, always starting with the long side horizontally (for any doubts you can check the VIDEO at the beginning of the page).
Wrap the roll in its parchment paper and place it in the freezer for about 25 minutes, this way it will be much easier to cut the swirls, and in the oven, the pastry will remain crispier and flakier.
Remove the roll from the freezer and cut, with a smooth blade knife, into swirls about 0.8 inches wide.
Transfer the swirls onto the baking tray in the oven, spacing the swirls well apart and brush them with a beaten egg yolk mixed with a dash of milk.
Preheat the oven to static mode at 374°F for about 25 minutes.
SWIRLS WITH RICOTTA AND COOKED HAM ready! 😉
Advice and Variants
As you can imagine, the filling for your puff pastry swirls can be modified to your liking, let your imagination run wild! I suggest always keeping the combination with a spreadable cheese, whether it be robiola, Philadelphia, or stracchino; or even a stringy cheese, as long as it’s sliced thin.
Like all preparations with puff pastry, these swirls are best consumed preferably the same day. If any are left over, you can store them for up to a day in the fridge in an airtight container and warm them slightly before serving.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
How to replace cooked ham?
You can replace cooked ham with salami or smoked salmon.
How can I make the filling vegetarian?
For a vegetarian version of puff pastry swirls, I recommend replacing the cooked ham with grated raw zucchini, well-drained.
