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Pesto-Cheese Pastries
Ingredients:
2 oz (60g) cream cheese, softened
1 oz (30g) Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp (30mL) prepared pesto basil
½ pkg (17.3oz/450g) frozen puff pastry sheets (1 sheet), thawed
2 oz (60g) thinly sliced deli ham (about 6 slices)
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Directions:
1. Prepare filling. Preheat oven to 400F (200̊C). Line Large Sheet Pan with Parchment Paper; set aside. In Small Batter Bowl, whisk cream cheese until smooth using Stainless Whisk. Grate Parmesan cheese into batter bowl using Rotary Grater; add pesto and mix well.
2. Assemble pastries. Unfold pastry dough onto flat side of Large Grooved Cutting Board; lightly roll seams using Baker’s Roller. Arrange ham over dough, overlapping if necessary. Spread cream cheese mixture over ham using Small Spreader. Bring bottom edge of dough up to create 1 ½-in. (4-cm) fold; bring edge up again to make another 1 ½-in. (4-cm) fold. Repeat on opposite side. Fold dough in half, bringing folded edges together. Press dough lightly to seal.
3. Slice and bake. Cut dough crosswise into sixteen ¼-inch-thick (6-mm) slices using Bread Knife. Place slices cut-side up onto sheet pan. Bake 22-25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.
Yield:
16 Servings
