Ham Florentine Mini-cups

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 30 Minutes

Ready In: 30 Minutes

Servings: 24

A stunning appetizer that will wow your guests at your next get-together. This recipe is adapted from the Pillsbury 2009 Calendar.

Ingredients:

ingredients

1 box ( 9-oz ) green giant frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain

1/3 cup garlic-an-herbs spreadable cheese

1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese ( 1-oz )

1/4 cup shredded 5-cheese or 6-cheese italian cheese blend ( 1-oz )

3 tbs. freshly grated pecorino romano or regular romano cheese

2 tbs. finely chopped shallot or onion

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/8 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. pepper

1 can ( 8-oz ) pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls ( 8 rolls )

24 paper-thin slices ( about 4 inch diameter ) smoked ham ( from two 9-oz packages )

freshly grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. 1)Preheat oven to 375. In a medium bowl, mix all ingredients except rolls, ham and Parmesan cheese until well blended. Set aside.
2. 2)Unroll dough. Separate dough into 4 rectangles; press perforations to seal. Cut each rectangle into 6 ( 2-inch ) squares. Press 1 square in bottom and up side of each of the 24 un-greased mini muffin cups.
3. 3)Pat each ham slice dry with paper towel. Place 1 ham slice over dough in each cup ( edges of ham will be higher than side of cup ). Spoon rounded 1 tsp. Spinach mixture onto ham in center of each cup.
4. 4)Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is hot. To prevent excessive browning of ham, cover lightly with foil after the first 5 minutes of baking. Cool in pan 1 minute. Gently remove from pan; let stand 3 minutes. Sprinkle lightly with Parmesan cheese before serving. Serve Warm.

By RecipeOfHealth.com