Best Ham And Swiss Snacks Recipes

HAM & SWISS PARTY RYE BITES

Steps:

• Lay the party rye out on baking sheets. Place a generous amount of ham on top. On top of ham, place a piece of swiss cheese.
• To make it easier I usually slice the ham and cheese after unwrapping it, into pieces large enough to fit each slice of the party rye.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake until cheese melts.
• Have some mustards out in case your guests would like to put some on their party ryes.
• These may be made earlier in the day, and refrigerated up until an hour before placing in oven.
• Buy more or less depending on your party size.

CARAMELIZED HAM & SWISS BUNS

Steps:

• Arrange bottom halves of rolls in a greased 9x9-in. baking pan. Spread cut side of roll bottoms with horseradish sauce. Layer with ham and cheese; replace tops., In a small skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour over rolls. Refrigerate, covered, several hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, covered, 25 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 5-10 minutes longer or until golden brown.

HOT & MELTY OVEN BAKED HAM & SWISS SANDWICHES

Steps:

• On low heat, in a small sauce pan add butter, mustard, poppy seeds, onion flakes & Worcestershire sauce. Heat until butter is melted and onion hydrated, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat & set aside.
• Slice all of the rolls in half and place the bottom halves in a 9x13 baking dish or foil lined baking sheet. Lightly brush butter sauce on bottom half of rolls, you don't need much.
• Divide the shaved ham slices and cheese among all the bottom half of the sliced rolls. Cover with the top half of roll.
• Spoon the buttery mustard sauce over the tops of the sandwiches. Cover with foil and refrigerate until ready to bake.
• Let sit overnight or at least one hour.
• Pre-heated oven to 350°F.
• Bake on the middle oven rack, covered for 10 minutes, remove foil, bake for an additional 5 minutes (total of 15 minutes baking time) until warmed through and the cheese is gooey and melty. Add an additional minute or 2 if needed.

GARLICKY HAM AND SWISS

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat and add the minced garlic. Cook to infuse the garlic flavor into the butter and until the butter turns brown, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and strain.
• Lay out 4 slices of the bread on a work surface. Layer each with 1 slice of the cheese, some ham and then some of the cornichons. Top with 1 more slice of cheese. Close the sandwiches with the remaining bread and brush with butter until fully coated on both sides.
• Place 2 sandwiches into a medium skillet over medium heat. Cover the skillet with a lid and cook until the bread is evenly golden brown, about 2 minutes. Flip, cover again and cook until the bread is golden brown and the cheese is visibly melted, about 2 minutes more. Repeat with the remaining sandwiches. If desired, rub the outside of the toasted bread with the garlic halves to add a little more garlic flavor.

HAM AND SWISS BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the biscuit mix, ham and cheese. Combine the milk, egg, mustard and onion. Stir into biscuit mixture just until moistened. Drop by 1/4 cupfuls 2 in. apart onto a greased baking sheet. , Bake at 425° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

MARINATED HAM & SWISS BUNS APPETIZER

Steps:

• Line two 9 x 13-inch baking pans with non-stick foil or butter traditional pans.
• To prepare marinade, saute minced sweet onion in butter over low heat until onion is soft and translucent.
• Add poppy seeds, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and brown sugar.
• Stir until brown sugar is melted into the sauce.
• Remove from heat and stir in parsley.
• Set marinade aside.
• Slice the buns in half.
• Spread bottoms of buns with a thin layer of horseradish mayonnaise.
• Fold ham slices to fit the bottom of each bun.
• Repeat with Swiss cheese slices, folding to fit buns.
• Replace bun tops.
• Place ham and cheese buns into prepared baking pans.
• Pour marinade evenly over both pans of buns.
• Cover tightly with foil. Refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Bake marinated buns covered for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes.
• Notes: Use pre-baked dinner rolls.
• If you make your own yeast dinner rolls, all the better.
• If you're on a budget, adjust this method to use large yeast hot dog rolls, cut into thirds (you may need to adjust the baking time).
• Horseradish mayonnaise is easy to make at home, but there are decent commercial varieties to use as a shortcut.
• You can use regular mayonnaise if you need to avoid horseradish.
• For the ham, I used a rosemary sun-dried tomato deli ham, but feel free to use your favorite.
• Just be sure it is sliced very thin and use a high-grade, low-moisture ham for best results.
• Yield: 24 appetizer servings.

DEVILED HAM AND SWISS CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a food processor for 1-2 minutes until smooth.
• Serve with crackers or as a sandwich between 2 slices of bread. Makes about 2 cups.