Puff pastry spiral sticks with ham and cheese
Description
It goes wonderfully with tea and coffee. Adults and children alike will happily eat these golden spirals—especially alongside a glass of milk, cool lemonade, or fragrant tea. You can use any cheese you like when making the bake: hard, brined, processed, and so on. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients listed.
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Step 2
Roll out the puff pastry on a work surface or on a board into a wide rectangular sheet. Cut ham of any kind into sticks and arrange them in strips on the dough. The width between the strips of ham should be about 2 cm.
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Step 3
Grate hard cheese of any variety on a fine-holed grater. Spread it over the ham.
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Step 4
Lightly salt and cut the dough into vertical lines, working between the fillings. Then carefully pinch the edges of the dough, gathering the filling into a pocket, so you end up with long tubes of dough. Roll them into spirals along their entire length.
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Step 5
Place the swirls on a baking sheet and brush with beaten egg. You can sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake the swirls for about 20 minutes until golden. Then remove, let cool, and serve.