Puff pastry plait with ham and cheese
Recipe for an easy puff pastry plait with ham and cheese.
Servings 4 people
Calories 524kcal
Ingredients
- 1 roll ready-rolled puff pastry
- 80 g flavoured cream cheese e.g. garlic and herb or pepper-flavoured
- 80 g sliced ham
- 100 g grated mozzarella
- Salt and pepper
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Unroll the puff pastry on a sheet of baking paper.
- The filling goes down the middle of the pastry, so cut diagonal strips into the pastry from the edge until you are 1/3 of the way in across the sheet. Do this on both sides.See the picture just below the recipe.
- Spread the cream cheese down the middle, top with half the mozzarella, then the ham, and finally the rest of the mozzarella on top.Season with a little salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Fold the ends of the pastry in over the filling, then fold the strips in over the filling, alternating from side to side – one at a time.See the video above the recipe if you need to.
- Brush the top with a beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake the plait in a preheated conventional oven (top and bottom heat) at 200°C for about 20 minutes.
- Leave it to rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 524kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 606mg | Potassium: 139mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 438IU | Calcium: 153mg | Iron: 2mg