{"id":316,"date":"2025-12-18T08:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=316"},"modified":"2025-12-18T08:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:50:08","slug":"ham-and-cheese-puff-pastry-pockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/ham-and-cheese-puff-pastry-pockets\/","title":{"rendered":"Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Pockets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Pocket<\/p>\n<h1>Ingredients:<\/h1>\n<p>&#8211; 1 sheet puff pastry (about 250 g), thawed<br \/>\n&#8211; 150 g (5 oz) ham, thinly sliced or diced<br \/>\n&#8211; 150 g (5 oz) cheese (cheddar, mozzarella, or Gruy\u00e8re), grated<br \/>\n&#8211; 1 large egg, beaten (for egg wash)<br \/>\n&#8211; Salt and pepper to taste<br \/>\n&#8211; Optional: chopped herbs (parsley, thyme, etc.) for garnish<\/p>\n<h1>Instructions:<\/h1>\n<p>1. Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.<br \/>\n2. Roll out puff pastry on a lightly floured surface. Cut into 4-6 squares (depending on size).<br \/>\n3. Place ham and cheese in the center of each square. Leave a 1-inch border.<br \/>\n4. Fold pastry over filling to form triangles or rectangles. Press edges to seal.<br \/>\n5. Brush tops with egg wash. Cut a small slit in each pocket.<br \/>\n6. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.<br \/>\n7. Serve warm and enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Pocket Ingredients: &#8211; 1 sheet puff pastry (about 250 g), thawed &#8211; 150 g (5&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316\/revisions\/318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}