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Ham & Double Cheese Spirals

Make a lot, these will go fast!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Chill 1 hour
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 16 spirals

Equipment

  • parchment paper
  • 9" x 13" baking dish

Ingredients
  

Spirals

  • 1 can crescent roll sheet
  • 1/2 lb thinly sliced deli smoked ham
  • 4 oz sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
  • 4 oz bleu cheese crumbles
  • 1/4 cup Maple Bacon Aioli or Mayonnaise

Mustard Butter

  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 T Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 T Dijon mustard
  • 2 tsp poppy seeds, optional

Instructions
 

Spirals

  • Unroll dough into a large rectangle on a piece of parchment paper, pinching seams together if necessary.
  • Spread dough with Aioli or Mayonnaise
  • Place ham on dough in an even layer.
  • Now top with an even layer of cheddar cheese.
  • Sprinkle bleu cheese crumbles over all
  • Beginning at long side, carefully roll dough into a log, using the parchment paper as an aid, and rolling as tightly as possible. Repair any dough tears by pinching back together as you roll.
  • Wrap dough in parchment and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to make slicing easier
  • Carefully slice log roll into 14-16 slices. Place slices, cut side up, into a greased 9" x 13" shallow baking dish
  • Drizzle spirals with mustard butter*
  • Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until dough is puffed and golden
  • Serve warm or at room temperature

Mustard Butter

  • Melt butter and add mustard, poppy seeds and Worcestershire sauce. Stir well to combine.

Notes

*Cover dish and refrigerate up to 24 hours before baking if desired
You can also use this mustard butter on plain ham biscuits:
Ham Biscuits with Mustard Butter
Prepare frozen small biscuits or rolls according to package directions.  Cut biscuits/rolls in half and brush liberally with mustard butter.  Put a thick piece of ham, or a stack of thin slices, cut to size, on each biscuit/roll bottom and replace top.  Place biscuits/rolls into pan or casserole dish and brush with remaining butter sauce.  Bake at 325 degrees for 15-20 minutes until hot. 
You can add a slice of cheese to these biscuits if desired
Keyword appetizer, ham and swiss, ham swirls, ham, cheddar, & bleu cheese swirls, sandwich bite, spirals