Recipe Background
Mom's secret to a great party? Great snacks! But don't be surprised if making Mom's Ham & Cheese Puffs creates a party around them... people can't help but congregate whether these are made! Buttery, crisp, flaky puff pastry bowls hold a creamy, savory ham-and-filling with a little wilted spinach for delicious contrast! Turn up the music and serve up Mom's Ham & Cheese Puffs and watch as the party truly begins!
Mom's secret to a great party? Great snacks! But don't be surprised if making Mom's Ham & Cheese Puffs creates a party around them... people can't help but congregate whether these are made! Buttery, crisp, flaky puff pastry bowls hold a creamy, savory ham-and-filling with a little wilted spinach for delicious contrast! Turn up the music and serve up Mom's Ham & Cheese Puffs and watch as the party truly begins!
Ingredients
- 1 (17.3-ounce 2-count) package frozen puff pastry, thawed according to the package directions
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup whole milk room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 2 cups ham cooked and diced
- 1 1/2 cups Swiss cheese grated, divided
- 1 large egg white lightly beaten
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cut each of the puff pastry sheets into 4 (5-inch) squares, evenly space them apart on the prepared baking sheet, and set them in the refrigerator.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
- Add the flour and the salt to the melted butter and cook, while stirring frequently, until the raw flour smell disappears, about 1 minute.
- Slowly add the milk to the flour mixture, while whisking constantly, until incorporated.
- Continue to cook the milk mixture, while whisking constantly, until it is smooth and boiling.
- Reduce the heat to low.
- Simmer the milk mixture, while stirring occasionally, until it begins to thicken into a sauce.
- Add the pepper to the sauce mixture and stir to combine.
- Add the spinach to the sauce mixture and cook, while stirring gently, until wilted, about 1 minute.
- Add the ham and 1 cup of the Swiss cheese to the sauce mixture and stir to combine.
- Transfer the saucepan from the heat.
- Transfer the baking sheet from the refrigerator.
- Top each of the puff pastry squares with 1 heaping spoonful of the ham mixture.
- Sprinkle the puff pastry squares with the remaining Swiss cheese.
- Fold the corners of each of the squares up, creating small, bowl-like structures with the filling inside. It is okay if some of the filling shows through.
- Brush the edges of the pastries with the beaten egg white, making sure to coat them evenly.
- Bake until the pastries are puffed and golden, about 18-20 minutes.
- Serve.
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