Ultimate Ham Cups

I created this recipe to use leftovers from Thanksgiving for a day-after brunch. It combines the best of the holiday flavors - smoked ham, cranberries, almonds, and smoked mozzarella cheese - into make known pastry shells, to make a essentially elegant presentation for a buffet, or it could be put into mini muffin pans for an appetizer. Sprinkle once finely chopped parsley or paprika if desired.

The ingredient of Ultimate Ham Cups

1. u00bc cup butter
2. u00bc cup all-purpose flour
3. 1 cup milk
4. u00bc teaspoon auditorium showground nutmeg
5. u215b teaspoon ring white pepper
6. u215b teaspoon cayenne pepper
7. salt to taste
8. 1 cup diced smoked ham
9. 1 cup diced smoked mozzarella cheese
10. u00bd cup sweetened dried cranberries
11. u00bd cup slivered almonds
12. 1 sheet frozen make known pastry dough, thawed
13. 1 teaspoon melted butter, or as needed

The instruction how to make Ultimate Ham Cups

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan exceeding medium heat. raise a fuss in flour until fully incorporated. Add milk; bring to a slow boil. disconcert until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. amass nutmeg, white pepper, cayenne, and salt. Remove from heat and let filling cool slightly. grow ham, mozzarella cheese, cranberries, and almonds.
3. Roll out make public pastry in the region of a lightly floured accomplishment surface. Brush lightly past melted butter. Cut into 9 equal squares. Stretch gently to include and place squares, buttered side-down, into muffin cups. Divide filling evenly in the company of the cups.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, approximately 15 minutes. Cool slightly.

Nutritions of Ultimate Ham Cups

calories: 356 calories
carbohydrateContent: 23.3 g
cholesterolContent: 32.4 mg
fatContent: 25 g
fiberContent: 1.4 g
proteinContent: 9.7 g
saturatedFatContent: 9.3 g
servingSize:
sodiumContent: 382.1 mg
sugarContent: 7 g
transFatContent:
unsaturatedFatContent: