"Deep Dish" Pizza Bites with Mascarpone, Crispy Ham and Pesto

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Total Time:
45 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Yield:
25 mini
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • Flour, for dusting work surface
  • 1 egg, well beaten
  • 4 ounces Virginia ham, thinly sliced
  • 8 ounces mascarpone, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup basil pesto, drained if very oily, plus more for serving
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • Pinch freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 25 Parmigiano-Reggiano shavings, for garnish
  • 2 tablespoons lightly toasted pine nuts

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

On a lightly floured work surface, unroll the pastry and, using a floured 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter, cut the pastry into as many rounds as possible, usually about 25. Brush lightly with the egg wash and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Using a smaller cutter, ideally about 1 1/2-inch wide, make an impression in the center of each round but take care not to cut all the way through the dough. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until puffed, golden brown, and cooked through and crispy. Remove from the oven and, using the tip of a paring knife, cut out the center portion of each pastry. Set aside while you assemble the remaining ingredients. (Puffs may be made 1 day ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature, then recrisped in a warm oven the day of serving.)

Place the ham on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and cook until crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and, once cool, finely chop.

In a small bowl, combine the chopped ham, mascarpone, pesto, salt and pepper and olive oil. Stir gently but thoroughly to blend. Divide the mascarpone filling evenly among the hollowed-out wells in the pastries. Top each pastry with a dollop of the remaining pesto and a Parmigiano-Reggiano shaving. Garnish each with a few pine nuts and serve.

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  • on July 12, 2011

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    Yum! Great dish to bring to a party.
    Also good with ham, honey mustard and parm cheese...try it!

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  • on April 30, 2009

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    Made a batch for a family dinner. Filled some with spinach topped with finely grated parmigiano reggiano, filled the rest with a slightly spicy lobster meat salad. They didn't last too long! Thanks, Chef!

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  • on October 03, 2008

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    I love the buffet idea, because it make easier to serve everithing in avance and enjoy the party together, make more of this quick an easy bite size recipes on the italian style please.

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