Savory crescents with ham and yellow cheese
Soft yeast crescents filled with ham, yellow cheese and a little ketchup or chutney, then brushed with egg and sprinkled with nigella seeds before baking.
Prep: 50 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 1 hr 10 min
Yield: 16 servings
Published: October 18, 2026
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Ingredients
- wheat flour 2 cups
- sugar 1 teaspoon
- fresh yeast 25 grams
- milk 0.5 cups
- butter 80 grams
- egg 2 pieces
- salt 1 teaspoon
- ham 6 slices
- yellow cheese 6 slices
- ketchup 3 tablespoons
- nigella seeds 1 teaspoon
Tools
- bowl
- spoon
- rolling pin
- oven
- baking tray
Instructions
- Put the flour in a bowl, make a well in the centre and add the crumbled yeast, sugar, a tablespoon of flour and half of the warm milk. Mix gently and leave to rise for 10 minutes.
- Add the butter, egg, salt and the remaining milk, then knead into a soft, elastic dough. Cover with a cloth and leave to rise for about 40 minutes.
- Divide the risen dough in half. Roll each part thinly into a circle and cut into 8 triangles.
- Spread each triangle with ketchup, place ham and yellow cheese on top and roll up tightly into crescents. Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Brush the tops with beaten egg and sprinkle with nigella seeds.
- Bake in an oven preheated to 200°C (400°F) for about 20 minutes.