Ham and Cheese Pockets

Ham and Cheese Pockets – completely homemade ham and cheese hot pockets! So good and delicious, your whole family will fall in love with these!

You know what makes my belly really happy? This is it right here! Ham and cheese pockets, completely homemade. This sandwich brings me happiness and comfort. They’re oozing with gooey cheese and loaded with yummy ham! It’s kind of like a grilled cheese, but way better. It’s a glorified grilled cheese sandwich. Maximum taste and maximum calories, but hey, who’s counting calories!

There’s no special sauce here, no veggies, these pockets are simple. A homemade dough, which I don’t want you to get scared of because it’s really easy to make, loads of cheddar cheese and loads of ham. Plain and simple! I know I’ve told you numerous times that hubs loves sandwiches of any kind. This is how I make my man happy. I bake him ham and cheese pockets like this. And because of this I get his never ending unconditional love. It’s true what they say, the way to a man’s heart, truly is through his stomach. The trick is knowing what your man likes. Ok, who am I kidding, it’s no trick, men are simple, they like simple comforting food. Meat and potatoes, and sandwiches loaded with cheese and ham, skip the veggies. I should know, I’ve been married for 14 years!

Now enough about men, let’s talk ham and cheese. So the dough, my friends, very easy, don’t let dough scare you. But if you do want to save time you could buy Pillsbury crescent dough, I suppose, and that would work just fine, though nothing beats your own dough.

After you make the dough just roll it out into a big rectangle and layer out about 2 cups of cheddar cheese over half the dough. Then take your ham slices and layer them over the cheese. Fold the other half of the dough over the filling and press on the edges of the dough a bit, though you don’t have to seal it too much, no need.

Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces then place them on a baking sheet that’s lined with parchment paper. Brush them with a bit of egg wash, and then sprinkle some nice Parmesan cheese over the top and just for some color I sprinkled a bit of Parsley.

Let them rise again for another half hour, then bake them for 20 to 25 minutes and your job is done. Eating time! I dare you to eat only 1!

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Ham and Cheese Pockets

 

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Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

1 hour

 

Author: Jo Cooks

Serves: 8

Ingredients

For Dough

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp active dry yeast
• ⅔ cup lukewarm water

For Pockets

• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 8 slices ham, sliced medium
• 1 egg (for egg wash)
• ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tbsp dried Parsley (optional)

Instructions

1. In a small bowl mix the yeast, sugar and water together and let the yeast rest for about 10 minutes, until it dissolves and starts bubbling up. In the bowl of your mixer add the flour, salt, butter, eggs and yeast mixture and mix for about 5 minutes. Dough should be soft, but not sticky. If dough is sticky add a bit more flour. Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size in a warm place. It should take about an hour.
2. Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. Roll out the dough so that it's about 14 inches by 18 inches and about ¼ inch in thickness. On half of the dough sprinkle all the cheddar cheese. Lay the ham slices over the cheese. Fold the dough over the filling and if you want you can pinch the ends together, but not really necessary. Cut the dough into 8 pieces. Place the pockets on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Brush with egg wash. Sprinkle each piece with Parmesan cheese and parsley. Let the pockets rest and rise a bit, for about half hour.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 pocket Calories: 474 Fat: 26.2g Saturated fat: 15.2g Unsaturated fat: 0.0g Trans fat: 0.0g Carbohydrates: 39.2g Sugar: 1.9g Sodium: 970mg Fiber: 1.8g Protein: 20.1g Cholesterol: 140mg

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