Does anyone else feel like there’s a celebration on the horizon? Perhaps it’s the school holidays or the long Easter weekend, or maybe it’s hubby’s birthday, my impending 1000th blog post or the May bank holiday? Whatever it is, it’s making me want to invite the family over and bake party food! I’ve just got that urge and I had to give in to it this week when I made one of my party favourites – cheese and ham pastry rolls. These little bites of joy are my festive speciality and they are great for taking on picnics or for light lunches too. They are super-easy to make and might be good to try out over the Easter holidays if you’ve got the children at home because they can help you sprinkle the cheese and roll up the pastry.
It’s a little too simple to call a recipe really because I like to buy ready-made puff pastry – and if you’re feeling super-lazy, you can even buy ready-rolled like I have! – but feel free to make your own rough-puff pastry if you prefer. So here’s what I do:
- Roll out the pastry on a sheet of baking parchment (this will make it easier to roll up into a tube).
- Spread the pastry with cream cheese before laying out slices of ham all over.
- Sprinkle grated cheddar cheese all over then lift the baking parchment and use it to roll the pastry into a tube lengthways.
- Slice the long roll into bite-size pieces and place onto a greased baking tray.
- Brush with a little milk before baking in the oven according to the pastry instructions
Ta da! Impressive ‘homemade’ party snacks made in minutes! Let me know if you have a go at making your own pastry rolls and tweet me a photo @Cassiefairy.
3 Responses
Oh my. This is so simple and easy to do. I’ll definitely give this a try soon.
Bright and Shiny
Thanks for commenting 🙂
I think this is a really a quick and easy recipe to follow. Thank you for sharing!