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    You are here: Home / Cooking Times / a) 30 mins or less / Ham & Cheese Puff Pastry Tartlets

    Ham & Cheese Puff Pastry Tartlets

    10 March 2011 - By Michelle Minnaar
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    These ham and cheese puff pastry tartlets are versatile and can be served at almost any occasion, from parties to funerals. Very simple and easy to prepare.

    Rules are meant to be broken. Don’t you agree? Vol-au-vents are supposed to be baked in the oven first then filled with something ultra scrumptious afterwards. Sod it, I thought, experiencing one of my many lazy moments in life. How else will I get the cheese to melt if I don’t put it in the oven from the start?

    Maybe my mini tartlets don’t look so proud and upright like others on the internet but definitely beats the competition in simplicity and taste. There’s a massive scope for creativity, be it the type of cheese you use or pairings (e.g. cheese and cherry tomato) you make up.

    Puff Pastry Tartlets

    This time round I used Comté cheese, a refreshing change from our household’s staple Cheddar.

    Great to serve as canapés, these crowd-pleasing tartlets should ideally be served warm.

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    Ham & Cheese Puff Pastry Tartlets


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    • Author: Michelle Minnaar
    • Total Time: 25 minutes
    • Yield: 4
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    Ingredients

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    • 12 frozen vol-au-vent cases
    • 1 egg, beaten
    • 200g (7 oz) Comté cheese, sliced in 1 cm (½ inch) cubes
    • 100g (3½ oz) ham, sliced in 1 cm (½ inch) cubes

    Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 220°C (fan 200°C/425°F/gas 7).
    2. Place the vol-au-vents on a baking tray.
    3. Brush the outer rims with the egg.
    4. In equal quantities place the ham and cheese cubes in little towers on all the cases.
    5. Place the tray in the oven and bake for 13-15 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the pastry is golden brown.
    6. Serve immediately.

    Notes

    Serve as a canapé or as a light lunch with a crispy salad on the side.

     

    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 15 minutes

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 serving
    • Calories: 1853
    • Sodium: 2054 mg
    • Fat: 132.4 g
    • Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
    • Carbohydrates: 57.2 g
    • Fiber: 3.3 g
    • Protein: 109.2 g
    • Cholesterol: 243 mg

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    Comments

    1. patsyk

      March 11, 2011 at 2:11 am

      They look pretty impressive to me… I know they wouldn’t last long if I served them to anyone I know! Love the simplicity of these little bites!

      Reply
    2. Jun

      March 11, 2011 at 3:15 am

      They’re so cute!!! I want to pop this in my mouth right away!

      Reply
    3. Stephanie

      March 11, 2011 at 5:42 pm

      These look fabulous! Where can one buy vol-au-vent cases?

      Reply
      • Michelle

        March 14, 2011 at 9:47 pm

        Stephanie: To answer your question, you can actually make your own vol-au-vent cases:

        http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Videos/How%20to%20make%20Vol%20au%20Vent%20Cases%20Video.htm
        http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4G4CajvHzj0/Sq1rFRi0iRI/AAAAAAAADsk/Y9MVFArlDcc/s1600-h/shaped.jpg

        Hope it helps!

        Reply
    4. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours

      March 13, 2011 at 10:05 am

      They look lovely! I do a large version of these and make a puff pastry pizza, it never occured to make mini ones! Great effort to glory ratio there too!

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    5. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours

      March 13, 2011 at 10:05 am

      They look lovely! I do a large version of these and make a puff pastry pizza, it never occured to make mini ones! Great effort to glory ratio there too!

      Reply
    6. Michelle

      March 14, 2011 at 9:47 pm

      Stephanie: To answer your question, you can actually make your own vol-au-vent cases:

      http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Videos/How%20to%20make%20Vol%20au%20Vent%20Cases%20Video.htm
      http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4G4CajvHzj0/Sq1rFRi0iRI/AAAAAAAADsk/Y9MVFArlDcc/s1600-h/shaped.jpg

      Hope it helps!

      Reply
    7. Liz Rising

      October 25, 2015 at 11:57 pm

      just found your wonderful blog through Pinterest. I’ll be making several of your recipes this coming week.
      many thanks
      Liz

      Reply
      • michelle

        April 16, 2017 at 5:36 pm

        Cool! Please let me know how it goes, Liz!

        ★★★★★

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