Savoury Ham Puffs with Fruit Sauce
- 12 cup apricot preserves
- 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 12 lb smoked ham, chopped
- 1 12 cups shredded swiss cheese
- 8 puff pastry sheets, 5 x 5 inches (purchased or home-made from a standard recipe)
- 1 egg white
- 1 cup canned whole berry cranberry sauce
- 7 tablespoons red jelly or 7 tablespoons jam, such as currant,cherry,raspberry or strawberry
- 2 -3 tablespoons brown sugar, to desired sweetness
- 1 ounce fresh peeled gingerroot, to taste
- Whisk together first 3 ingredients.
- Set aside.
- Process ham in a food processor or chop with a knife until finely minced.
- In a bowl, combine ham, cheese, and apricot mixture until blended.
- Place 1/2 cup of ham mixture in the center of each 5 x 5-inch pastry square.
- Moisten edges around filling with egg white.
- Put opposite edges together to form triangle.
- Press edges to seal.
- Place on lightly oiled cookie sheet.
- Trim any extra pastry from tips of triangle and use scraps of pastry to decorate top of triangular puffs.
- Use tines of fork to press joined sides of triangle to secure seal.
- Brush entire top with egg white.
- Repeat with remaining pastry sheets and filling.
- Bake in a preheated 400F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until pastries are puffed high and golden brown.
- Serve puffs hot from the oven topped with fruit sauce and sprigs of fresh herbs.
- Prepare sauce by blending together the last four ingredients in a blender or a food processor.
- Process until ginger root is pureed.
apricot preserves, mustard, apple cider vinegar, ham, swiss cheese, pastry sheets, egg, cranberry sauce, red jelly, brown sugar, gingerroot
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/savoury-ham-puffs-with-fruit-sauce-29469 (may not work)