{"id":20711,"date":"1987-09-04T18:01:14","date_gmt":"1987-09-05T01:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=20711"},"modified":"2017-03-12T18:02:28","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T01:02:28","slug":"ham-cheese-spinach-puffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=20711","title":{"rendered":"Ham, Cheese &#038; Spinach Puffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ham-cheese-spinach-puffs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-20712\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ham-cheese-spinach-puffs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ham-cheese-spinach-puffs.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ham-cheese-spinach-puffs-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a>2 sheets puff pastry<br \/>\n2 tablespoons unsalted butter<br \/>\n2 tablespoons all-purpose flour<br \/>\n1 cup (240ml) warm milk<br \/>\n1 pinch of salt<br \/>\nFreshly cracked pepper, to taste<br \/>\nGround nutmeg (optional)<br \/>\n1\/2 lb (220g) cooked ham, diced<br \/>\n2 cups fresh spinach, rinsed and chopped<br \/>\n1 cup Swiss cheese, grated<\/p>\n<p>Cut the puff pastry sheets into 5-inch (13cm) squares. Set aside in the refrigerator. Pre-heat your oven to 400\u00c2\u00b0F(200\u00c2\u00b0C). For the b\u00c3\u00a9chamel sauce: Melt butter over medium heat in a saucepan. Add flour and salt; cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture becomes pale golden with a slightly nutty aroma. Pour warm milk in 2 steps, stirring constantly with wooden spoon and whisk until smooth. Cook the mixture, stirring constantly along the bottom of the saucepan, until boiling, about 7 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Simmer gently until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes. If you still have lumps, use your immersion blender. Stir in spinach and cook for 1 minute. Add ham and cheese and stir well. Set aside. Arrange the puff pastry squares on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Dollop 1 or 2 tablespoons of the b\u00c3\u00a9chamel mixture, top with grated cheese and close the pockets by folding the corners on top. Make an egg wash using an egg and 1 coffee spoon of cold water. Brush the puff pastry and bake in the oven for 20 minutes, until puffed and golden. Serve immediately with a crisp salad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 sheets puff pastry 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup (240ml) warm milk 1 pinch of salt Freshly cracked pepper, to taste Ground nutmeg (optional) 1\/2 lb (220g) cooked ham, diced 2 cups fresh spinach, rinsed and chopped 1 cup Swiss cheese, grated Cut the puff pastry sheets into 5-inch (13cm) squares. Set aside in the refrigerator. Pre-heat your oven to 400\u00c2\u00b0F(200\u00c2\u00b0C). For the b\u00c3\u00a9chamel sauce: Melt butter over medium heat in a saucepan. Add flour&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=20711\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,17],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-20711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizers-snacks","category-pork","tag-lunch-box-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20711"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20713,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20711\/revisions\/20713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}