Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Croissants

Super easy ham and cheese puff pastry croissants, perfect for a nice brunch or for a party. Put together in 10 minutes (without baking time).

After the Crispbread and the Best Obatzda, I have another quick and delicious breakfast recipe for you today: these easy ham and cheese puff pastry croissants with sesame seeds.

All the other recipes from this short breakfast series are things you can make a day ahead, not only the two recipes I have already mentioned, but also the two remaining ones, the ones that I will post during the next days.

I make something with puff pastry relatively often, not necessarily for breakfast, mostly as nibbles for a party, anything made with puff pastry is suitable when you are invited somewhere where you are supposed to bring something.

For example, these other wonderful Puff Pastry Nibbles or these Albanian Spinach Rolls.

Ingredients

• All you need is a packet of refrigerated puff pastry, a few thin slices of ham and cheese, egg yolk, and some sesame seeds.
• I used regular ham and Gouda cheese, but you could use whatever ham you like, pork or poultry, you can even use salami or other cold meats you like.
• The Gouda can be easily replaced with Parmesan or Cheddar or my favorite version (which my kids hate) a really nice and strong Bergkäse, which is a German cheese sort, a bit like Gruyere.
• If you want to make these puff pastry croissants vegetarian, leave out the ham and use a bit more cheese. Or replace the ham with some very thinly sliced sun-dried tomatoes in oil, some chopped herbs, or a bit of pesto. And make sure that the cheese you use is vegetarian.

How to make ham and cheese croissants?

• Cut, fill and roll the croissants, pop them in the oven for about 20 minutes and you’re done, it really couldn’t get any easier, isn’t it? And the result is bound to please anybody.

More ham and cheese ideas:

Stuffed Bread Rolls

Salad Torte or Lettuce Cake

Baked Cordon Bleu Chicken