Last night I had one of these days when I opened the fridge and found pretty much nothing to cook… Luckily, I saw a roll of puff pastry that I bought a few days before and felt relieved! I really love working with puff pastry, it is a real save-the-dinner solution! Perfect also to serve at parties.
The result was a combination of simple ingredients (potatoes, ham, and cheese) all nicely wrapped in plait shaped puff pastry!
Cheese, Ham and Potato Plait
Ingredients
Instructions
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Boil two potatoes. Once cooked, mash them in a bowl. Season with salt, pepper and grated nutmeg (optional).
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Pre-heat oven at 180C (fan).
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Unroll the pastry and place on a tray covered with baking paper. Place the potato mixture down the middle of the long length of the pastry. Place the ham slices and then the cheese slices on top.
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With a sharp knife, cut 1cm wide strips on each side, which you can then fold over to create a "plait".
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Take a strip of pastry on the top left and bring it across the pastry, repeat with a strip from the top right. Work your way down the pastry until you have a plaited pattern and all the lengths of pastry have been crossed.
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Seal the ends and brush with a beaten egg. Sprinkle some poppy seeds (optional).
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Bake in the middle of the oven for 20-25 minutes.
