"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:09:20 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>>Would love some new to me ideas!
>>
>>Mostly it ends in the beanpot here.
>
> Ham And Cheese In Puff Pastry
>
> Ingredients
> Four 5 x 5-inch puff pastry squares
> 2 Tablespoons finely chopped onion
> 1 Tablespoon butter
> 1 egg, beaten
> 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese or 3-cheese mix (Swiss, Monterey Jack
> and Cheddar)
> 2/3 cup cooked ham, coarsely chopped
> 1 Tablespoon snipped fresh parsley
> 1 teaspoon dried dillweed or 1 tablespoon snipped fresh dillweed
> Dash garlic powder
> Dash fresh ground pepper
> 1 egg yolk with 2 Tablespoons water mixed for egg wash
>
> Preheat oven to 400 to 425 degrees. If using frozen pastry puff, let
> pastry come to room temperature.
>
> In small saucepan, cook onion in butter until tender but not browned.
> For filling, in a medium mixing bowl combine egg, cheese, ham,
> parsley, dillweed, garlic powder, and pepper. Stir in onion mixture;
> set aside.
>
> Place 2 to 3 Tablespoons of the filling just off center on each
> square. Moisten edges of pastry with water; fold in half diagonally.
> Seal edges by pressing with finger or tines of a fork. Place pastry on
> ungreased baking sheet. Coat with egg wash. Place in preheated oven
> and immediately drop temperature to 380 degrees and cook 20 to 25
> minutes until nicely browned.
>
> * Kenniston Hill Inn Bed and Breakfast on VirtualCities.com
> * Kenniston Hill Inn Website
> * You found this recipe on 1st Traveler's Choice Internet



OKAY, this looks like a real keeper. I have printed it off for future use.
Unfortunately we went to relatives this year, and no left over. We will
have a ham for our new years eve dinner.
Thanks for a good looking recipe.

Dale P