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Estonian Ham and Cheese Rolls (Bagelid Singi ja Juustuga)

A wonderful appetizer.
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Course Appetizer
Cuisine Estonian

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • ¾ cup Whole organic milk
  • 5 tbsp Butter, unsalted
  • 2 tsp Active dry yeast
  • 1½ tbsp Honey
  • ¼ cup Lukewarm water
  • 1 large egg and 2 egg yolks whisked well
  • 4 cups King Arthur all purpose flour
  • ¾ tsp Sea salt
  • EVOO

Filling

  • 24 pieces honey baked ham* or prosciutto.
  • ½ cup Parmesan cheese grated**
  • 4 tbsp Unsalted butterm just melted not hot.
  • ½ tsp Marjoram
  • ¼ tsp Sea Salt

Assembly, egg wash and cooking

  • 2 tbsp Salted butter, melted
  • 2 large egg yolks + 1 tsp milk

Instructions
 

Dough

  • Add the milk and butter to a medium size saucepan and bring to a boil. REmove and cool to about 100 degrees F.
  • In a large bowl add the yeast, honey and water to the milk and butter mixture.
  • Add the eggs and egg yolks to the milk mixture and whisk well.
  • Whisk the flour and sea salt well in the bowl of a stand mixer.
  • Using a low to medium setting setting on the mixer, add the milk/egg mixture to the flour.
  • Once all the ingredients have been incorporated and a good dough ball forms.
  • Once all the flour and wet ingredients are well combined pour out onto a flat clean floured surface. Knead well.
  • Take the dough ball and place in a EVOO coated bowl, coat the dough ball as well.
  • Place in a proofing box and let it raise until double in size.
  • You can place the bowl into a refrigerator over night if need be.

Filling

  • Cut the ham using a cookie cutter, the same cookie cutter you will use to cut the dough.
  • Grate the parmesan cheese, you may need more so keep the cheese and grater out.
  • In a small bowl add the parmesan cheese, melted butter, marjoram and salt.

Assembly, egg wash and cooking.

  • Take the dough and punch it down. Using a pasta maker roll out the dough until it is about 2 mm in thickness. On my pasta machine this is a setting of 4.
  • Using a square cookie cutter, about 2.5 inches, cut out squares of dough (and ham).
  • Using a brush, paint each dough square with the melted butter. Place one piece of ham on each dough square.
  • Add ½-1 tsp of the parmesan filling.
  • Roll up the square from one corner and press down firmly to keep they in place.
  • AS they begin to cook they will raise and some can open up. Brush each roll with the egg wash, which can help hold all things together.
  • Place the rolls on a parchment covered cookie sheet.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F, and bak until golden brown. Once cooked remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
  • Serve at room temperature and enjoy.

Notes

*For this dish, you can find sliced ham in any deli counter of your local grocery. The cookie cutter cuts them easily. Use regular ham, but I prefer the honey baked.
**As for all recipes that I cook, grate your own parmesan and use good quality cheese.
Pasta Maker: There are few utensils used in my kitchen that are more utilitarian. I have rolled out all kinds of wrapped dough, cookie dough as well as pasta. If you don’t have one of these purchase one. They are about $100, but worth every penny, in my opinion.
Keyword appetizers, Estonian food
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