Description
Savory ham and cheese pinwheels spiral with delightful flavor, bringing party-perfect appetizers to life. Creamy cheese and salty ham dance together in these irresistible rolled bites that guests will devour in seconds.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 can refrigerated classic pizza crust
- 3/4 pound (340 grams) deli ham
- 12 slices Swiss cheese
Glaze Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons / 113 grams) butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
Garnish/Seasoning Ingredients:
(none)
Instructions
- Spread pizza dough flat on a clean surface, stretching into a rectangular shape that maximizes ham and cheese coverage.
- Layer ham slices uniformly across the entire surface, ensuring complete dough coverage with minimal overlap.
- Distribute cheese slices evenly on top of ham, creating a consistent layer that reaches all dough edges.
- Carefully roll the dough tightly from the longer side, maintaining compact tension to prevent filling from shifting.
- Pinch the final edge to seal the roll completely, preventing ingredients from escaping during baking.
- Using a sharp knife, slice the roll into 12 equal pinwheel sections approximately 1-inch thick.
- Arrange pinwheels in a greased 9×13-inch baking dish, positioning them with sealed edges facing downward.
- Prepare glaze by melting butter in a saucepan over medium heat, then incorporating brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and poppy seeds.
- Whisk glaze ingredients until smooth and fully integrated, creating a consistent liquid mixture.
- Pour glaze evenly over pinwheels, ensuring each piece receives equal coating.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and bake uncovered for 25 minutes until golden brown and slightly crispy on edges.
- Allow pinwheels to cool for 5 minutes before serving to set the glaze and prevent burning.
Notes
- Swap pizza dough with gluten-free alternatives for those with wheat sensitivities, ensuring everyone can enjoy these delicious pinwheels.
- Use low-fat ham and reduced-fat cheese to create a lighter version without compromising flavor and texture.
- Experiment with different meat and cheese combinations like turkey and Swiss or prosciutto and provolone for exciting variations.
- Prepare pinwheels ahead of time and freeze unbaked for convenient meal prep, storing in an airtight container up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 720 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 16 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg