If you make this beautiful braid for guests, they’ll think your cooking skills are all fancy-like. I’ll keep the secret that this is actually quick and easy! Not only is it delicious, but it turns out just lovely.
Dijon Ham Braid
An absolutely lovely dish, destined to impress.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed 1 sheet from 17.5 ounce package
- 3 ounces cream cheese, brought to room temperature or cut into cubes
- 1 Tbsp milk
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 cups chopped fully-cooked ham
- 2 cups frozen green peas
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 Tbsp cold water
- 1 Tbsp Trader Joe's Everything But the Bagel seed mix or other seed of your choice (such as sesame or poppy)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400°. On lightly floured parchment paper, roll pastry into a 10x15 rectangle. Place parchment on a cookie sheet. Make 2 inch cuts at 1 inch intervals along the long side of the rectangle (see photos).
- Heat cream cheese, milk and mustard in a two-quart suacepan over low heat, stirring constantly, just until smooth. Stir in ham and peas.
- Spoon ham mixture down the middle of the pastry rectangle. Lift pastry over filling, crisscrossing strips over the top (see photos).
- Beat egg yolk and cold water in a small bowl; brush over the top of the braid with a pastry brush. Sprinkle with seeds
- Bake for about 25 minutes or until pastry is puffed and light golden brown.
Notes
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Creating the braid:
