Parma ham twists recipe

By delicious. team

Serves 8; Makes 16 twists
Takes 30 minutes to make, 10-12 minutes to cook
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This fabulous recipe is a great twist on the classic cheese straw recipe that can be made in advance.

Ingredients

Flour for dusting
2 x 375g puff pastry sheets
4 tbsp Dijon mustard
2 x 90g packs Parma ham (8 slices in total)
120g mixed Parmesan and Gruyère, grated, plus extra to sprinkle
Large free-range egg, beaten, to glaze

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each pastry sheet to about 45cm x 35cm.
2. Brush the pastry sheets with mustard. With the short edges closest to you, cover the halves nearest you with ham, laid with the short edges facing you (to make slicing easier). Sprinkle half the cheese over the ham, then fold the sheets in half, bringing the mustard-covered halves over the cheese/ham-covered halves. Run a rolling pin over each pastry to stick the halves together, then trim the edges to neaten.
3. Slice each pastry toward you with a sharp knife into 8 strips about 1-1.5cm thick. Twist each strip several times, then put on a baking paper-lined baking sheet.
4. Brush with a little beaten egg and sprinkle over the extra cheese. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden, risen and crisp. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutritional info

Per twist: 248kcals, 15.9g fat (7.4g saturated), 9.2g protein, 16.8g carbs (1.2g sugars), 1.7g salt, trace fibre

Chef's tip

Once completely cooled, store the cooked twists in a sealed container for up to 2 days. Warm through in a hot oven for 2 minutes before serving. To freeze, put the raw twists on baking sheets in the freezer until solid, then transfer to a container between layers of baking paper. Cook from frozen as in step 4.

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