Today’s recipe has no science discussed or any clever skills needed, it is just lovely and comforting. It is taken from Nadiya Hussein’s book and it is easy and fabulous. You may know Nadiya from Bake Off fame which then sparked off her own TV series and a couple of recipe books. I like her because she is a working mum and her recipes all contain ingredients that are recognisable; believe me I have a fair few that do not. A few of my recipe books are one step away from requesting powdered dragon breath..
Cheese and Ham Twist
Ingredients (serves 4 portions)
1 x pack ready rolled puff pastry (the original recipe calls for two but it is huge when made)
Ketchup
Pack of sliced ham (about 8 slices)
Approx 100g cheese but up to you.
Method
1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C
2. Unroll puff pastry and place onto greaseproof paper. You can roll it out a tad to make it bigger. If using two, join them at the short end by pressing together gently.
3. Spread ketchup all over the puff pastry.
4. Cover with sliced ham.
5. Sprinkle cheese over the top
6. Roll up tightly from the long edge. This can be a bit tricky as it may have stuck down slightly. Just take it slowly. Don’t worry if you get the occasional rip – it all tastes the same in the end.
7. Bring the two ends together so that it is in a circle. Then place with greaseproof paper onto a baking tray.
8. Using a large serated knife cut 3/4 of the way through in 1 inch gaps. See below photo.
(okay my inches are accurate)
9. Twist each section out so that you can see the spiral, this is harder to do then it says and mine always looks a bit messy. My family do not care though and it never lasts long enough for anyone to bother with the aesthetics.
10. Bake for about 20-25 minutes until golden.
Serve as a snack or as a main meal with a large salad or veg.
A twist on this would be to make it like a pizza and add varying toppings.
Lockdown Baking 