Ham and Cheese Pinwheels

Ingredients

• 1/2(17.5 ounce) packagefrozen puff pastry, thawed
• tablespoon Dijon mustard, or more to taste (Optional)
• slice sdeli ham
• slice smild Cheddar cheese, or as needed

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Dust a flat work surface lightly with flour. Unroll puff pastry and roll out to a rectangle. Spread with mustard and cover with Cheddar cheese slices, leaving a 1 inch border. Add a layer of ham slices on top. Roll puff pastry up tightly like a jelly roll.
3. Slice puff pastry roll in 1/4 inch thick slices and lay on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven on the center rack until lightly browned and puffed up, 15 to 20 minutes.

Tips

You can use any melty cheese instead of Cheddar, like Gruyere, Swiss, or mozzarella. You can also try sprinkling fresh or dried herbs, such as thyme, chives, or parsley, over the cheese before adding the ham.