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This is a delicious leftover ham recipe that can be prepared ahead of time. Chilling Time: 10-15 mins, but you can chill overnight if you wish and is convenient. Cooking Time: 20-25 mins. Cheese Pastry Ingredients Flour - 2 Cups Salt - half a teaspoon Butter - 120 grams Tasty Cheese - grated, 1 Cup Water - 1/2 cup Pie Filling Butter - 3 tablespoons Flour - 3 tablespoons Paprika - 1/4 teaspoon Milk -1.5 cups Ham Cubes - 1.5 cups Cooked Diced Potatoes - 1 cup Cooked peas or diced carrots - 1 cup Hard boiled eggs - 2 Freshly ground black pepper Pastry Preperation Prepare the pastry. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Cut or rub in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Add the cheese. Stir in sufficient water, a little at a time to make a stiff dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 10-15 mins. Filling Preperation Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the flour and paprika and cook for one minute, stirring constantly. Stir in the milk and bring just a gentle simmer. Cook for 2 minutes then remove from heat and let cool. Stir the ham, potatoes, peas or carrots and eggs into the sauce mixture. Season with black pepper. Turn the filling into a greased, medium oven proof dish with a rim. Moisten the rim of the dish with water. Cut a strip of pastry of pastry and place around the rim of the dish. Then cover the dish with pastry. Press to seal onto the rim and trim the pastry to the shape of the dish. Cut slits into the pastry to allow steam to escape. Bake in a preheated oven at 220 degrees Clecius for approximately 15 minutes or unto; pastry is golden brown on top. A delicious recipe you can prepare ahead of time and make good use of that leftover ham. |
