Jambons
Jambons are a type of square pastry filled with cheese and ham. The name is derived from the French word for ham, and they are common in Ireland and the UK.
Ingredients
- 1 sheet of puff pastry
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tbsp butter
- 250 ml milk
- 200 g diced ham
- 150 g grated cheese (Dubliner Cheese recommended, can be substituted)
- 1 egg
Ingredients for 8 servings (925 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
Oven - 2
Melt butter over medium heat and add flour. Cook for 5 minutes and begin adding milk gradually until the mixture thickens.
Stovetop - 3
Cut your pre-prepared puff pastry into squares and spoon a generous amount of the mixture onto each square. Sprinkle some ham and grated cheese on top.
- 4
Fold the corners of the puff pastry so that they meet in the centre, forming a panier feuilleté (puff pastry basket) shape.
- 5
Beat the egg and brush it over each sealed panier feuilleté.
- 6
Bake for 20–25 minutes until puffed and golden brown.
Oven
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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