Holiday Ham Bites
During my years as a military spouse, I often found myself needing to bring an appetizer or dish to pass for various events. The most requested and beloved of my appetizers was the ham bite. Originally adapted from a Pampered Chef recipe, it is extremely versatile.
For a brief time prior to one of my husband's deployments, I ran a small catering business for parties and coffee groups on post. Various forms of the ham bite came to life: philly bites, pizza bites, Thanksgiving bites, spinach artichoke bites, etc. You can mix and match ingredients in this one. Think of your favorite food, and then put them in a crescent cup!
3 oz. ham, chopped
1/4 C onion, diced
1/2 C swiss cheese (cheddar works great too)
1 egg
1 1/2 t Dijon mustard
Fresh ground black pepper (if desired)
1 8 oz. package crescent rolls
Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix first six ingredients in a small bowl. Spray a mini-muffin tin with cooking spray. Unroll crescent dough into 4 separate rectangular pieces (along perforated seams). Press triangles together and roll out. Cut in half longways and then twice the opposite direction to make 6 square pieces out of each sheet, making a total of 24 square pieces.* Press each dough piece into the muffin cups, and then fill each cup 3/4 of the way with the ham mixture. Bake 13-15 minutes until lightly browned.
*You can also press all seams and roll out dough into one large sheet and just divide into 24 squares.
"Hors D'oeuvres: a ham sandwich cut into forty pieces." Jack Benny
Holiday Ham Bites
3 oz. ham, chopped
1/4 C onion, diced
1/2 C swiss cheese (cheddar works great too)
1 egg
1 1/2 t Dijon mustard
Fresh ground black pepper (if desired)
1 8 oz. package crescent rolls
Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix first six ingredients in a small bowl. Spray a mini-muffin tin with cooking spray. Unroll crescent dough into 4 separate rectangular pieces (along perforated seams). Press triangles together and roll out. Cut in half longways and then twice the opposite direction to make 6 square pieces out of each sheet, making a total of 24 square pieces.* Press each dough piece into the muffin cups, and then fill each cup 3/4 of the way with the ham mixture. Bake 13-15 minutes until lightly browned.
*You can also press all seams and roll out dough into one large sheet and just divide into 24 squares.
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