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  • 375g packet ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 1 egg
    beaten
  • 100ml crème fraîche
  • 8 slices good-quality roast ham
    (cooked on the bone, then sliced, a deli will have it)
  • handful flat leaf parsley
    roughly chopped

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal491
  • fat34g
  • saturates17g
  • carbs31g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre0g
  • protein15g
  • salt2g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Put pastry on a baking sheet and score a line about 3cm inside to create a border. With a fork, prick inside the border only. Brush all over with the beaten egg.

  • step 2

    Bake the pastry for 12 mins until well risen. Spread the creme fraiche within the pastry border, season with pepper and return to the oven for a further 8-10 mins.

  • step 3

    Take from the oven when well coloured, drape the sliced ham over, then sprinkle with the parsley. Serve with a roast vegetable or tomato and red onion salad.

RECIPE TIPS
GIVE IT A TWIST

Stir 1 tbsp of Dijon mustard or horseradish cream into the crème fraîche.

MAKE IT VEGGIE

Replace the ham with mushrooms cooked in garlic butter.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2004

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A star rating of 3.6 out of 5.5 ratings
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abcdefghijord

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

This would have been good if I hadn't added too much Dijon mustard to the crème fraîche, however it was a great quick and easy midweek meal. Used fresh deli sliced ham!

stephski86

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

I haven't made this exact recipe yet (will be making it tonight) but made a very similar one where I spread tomato puree on a puff pastry roll out sheet, then topped it with basil leaves, parma ham, red peppers and mozzarella and baked in the oven. It was like a puff pastry pizza!

jennyphillip

A star rating of 1 out of 5.

Well, this deserves one star more than John's lemon curd effort, simply because you need to assemble more things (rather than just open a jar and plop the contents into a bowl). I really would have expected more from a man who judges Masterchef, and doles out criticism if he finds the contestant…

jayzee

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Gorgeous and so quick and easy to make! We added caramelised onions and baby tomatoes, add whatever you like to it and serve with salad.I'll definately be making this again!

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