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Jambons

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Jambons are a type of square pastry filled with cheese and ham. The name is derived from the French word for ham, and they are common in Ireland and the UK.

Total 00:30
Yield 6–9

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet of puff pastry
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 250 ml milk
  • 200 g diced ham
  • 150 g grated cheese (Dubliner Cheese recommended, can be substituted)
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
  2. 2
    Melt butter over medium heat and add flour. Cook for 5 minutes and begin adding milk gradually until the mixture thickens.
  3. 3
    Cut your pre-prepared puff pastry into squares and spoon a generous amount of the mixture onto each square. Sprinkle some ham and grated cheese on top.
  4. 4
    Fold the corners of the puff pastry so that they meet in the centre, forming a panier feuilleté (puff pastry basket) shape.
  5. 5
    Beat the egg and brush it over each sealed panier feuilleté.
  6. 6
    Bake for 20–25 minutes until puffed and golden brown.

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Jambons