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Puff Pastry Cups with Ham and Mushrooms

They look like mini savory pies, but they are crisp puff pastry cups with a mushroom and ham filling. A tasty idea for drinks or as an appetizer.
Recipe Puff Pastry Cups with Ham and Mushrooms
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 15 minutes
  • Cooking 20 minutes
  • Servings for 6 people

During the Christmas holidays you often face the problem of finding practical, quick ideas to serve your guests. Practical in the sense that they don’t cause too much worry, and quick in the sense that you don’t have to lock yourself in the kitchen to make them: that’s why today we suggest these Puff Pastry Cups with Ham and Mushrooms, a great Christmas appetizer and more…

To make these Boscaiola-Style Puff Pastry Cups you need white button mushrooms, diced ham, béchamel and Parmigiano. Everything is wrapped in a crisp shell of puff pastry. Parsley adds flavor, creating the classic flavor combination of Italian boscaiola (woodsman-style) dishes.

If you are looking for more ideas for your Christmas appetizers, make the most of puff pastry recipes…fragrant and full of flavor, they never fail. Try the Mushroom Puff Pastry Pinwheels or the Tomato Puff Pastry Breadsticks, or choose one of our 35 Puff Pastry Recipes.

Ingredients for 6 people

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Method

  1. To make the Puff Pastry Cups with Ham and Mushrooms, start by cooking the mushrooms. Trim the ends of the button mushroom stems and remove any dirt, then slice them, not too thinly, and transfer them to a pan with the oil and the garlic clove.
    Puff Pastry Cups with Ham and Mushrooms, step 1: sliced mushrooms in a pan with oil and garlic
  2. Cook them for 10 to 15 minutes, until they are tender and the liquid they release has evaporated. Season with salt and pepper, add the parsley and set aside.
    Puff Pastry Cups with Ham and Mushrooms, step 2: tender cooked mushrooms with parsley
  3. Using a pastry wheel, cut the puff pastry into 6 rectangles of equal size and lay one in each cup of the muffin pan. Prick the bottoms with the tines of a fork and set aside.
    Puff Pastry Cups with Ham and Mushrooms, step 3: puff pastry rectangles in a muffin pan, pricked with a fork
  4. Mix the mushrooms with the béchamel and Parmigiano, removing the garlic clove. Then add the diced ham and use the mixture to fill the puff pastry.
    Puff Pastry Cups with Ham and Mushrooms, step 4: pastry cups filled with mushrooms, béchamel and diced ham
  5. Bake at 200 °C (400 °F) for 15 to 20 minutes, until the pastry is crisp and golden. Let them cool for a few minutes before serving so the filling has time to firm up. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!
    Puff pastry cups with ham and mushrooms on a cutting board

Variations and Alternatives

It’s really easy to make a version of these cups suitable for vegetarians: simply leave out the ham.

Tips

We recommend making the Boscaiola-Style Cups at the last minute so that the puff pastry stays crisp and flaky.

Storage

The Savory Ham and Mushroom Cups can be stored in the fridge for 2 to 3 days, but keep in mind that the puff pastry will start losing its crispness after just a few hours.

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