Ham and Cheese Breakfast Souffles
Description
This delicious breakfast is easy to make and so good, it would be a fantastic breakfast for holidays and special occasions. It's a souffle with ham and 2 different cheeses all wrapped up in a puff pastry.
Ingredients
1 sheet puff pastry dough, thawed
flour
vegetable cooking spray
5 large eggs
¼ c. half & half
¼ t. salt
½ t. black pepper
2 T. shredded Parmesan cheese
½ c. (1 oz.) shredded apple smoked Gouda, plus 4 T., divided
4 oz. sliced ham, diced (about ½ c.)
1 T. unsalted butter, melted
minced fresh chives, for garnish
Directions
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Lightly flour work surface; unroll puff pastry, allowing frozen pastry to thaw while preparing the other ingredients.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Place four 4½-inch ramekins, mini-tart pans or paper soufflé wrappers on a baking sheet. Lightly grease the 4 baking dishes/ramekins with vegetable cooking spray; set aside.
Whisk eggs; add the half & half, salt and pepper; whisk until blended; add Parmesan cheese, ½ c. smoked gouda and diced ham; stir to combine. Microwave egg mixture for 30 seconds on High. Remove from microwave; stir. Microwave 2 - 3 more times at 30 second intervals or until a very runny scrambled egg mixture is reached.
Lightly dust puff pastry with flour; gently roll out to a 12 x 12 inch square; cut the pastry into four 6 x 6 inch pieces.
Line each ramekin with 1 piece of dough; divide egg mixture between each ramekin; sprinkle 1 T. smoked Gouda cheese on top of each ramekin; gently fold in corners of the dough, over the eggs and cheese. Brush the dough corners with melted butter.
Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and eggs are puffed. Remove from oven; cool 5 minutes; carefully remove soufflés from ramekins/tart pans.
Serve hot, garnished with minced chives, if desired.
4 servings.