Ham & Swiss Braids

Total Time:Prep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Donna McCord, Fishers, Indiana

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Mar. 16, 2023

Satisfy hearty appetites with these golden loaves. Each slice is a hot sandwich packed with ham, broccoli and Swiss cheese. Hot pepper sauce adds a nice kick, while refrigerated crescent rolls makes them extra easy to put together. —Donna McCord, Fishers, IN

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Ham & Swiss Braids

Yield:2 loaves (6 servings each)
Prep:30 min
Cook:25 min

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • 2 cups chopped fully cooked ham (about 10 ounces)
  • 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese or crumbled goat cheese
  • 1 cup chopped fresh broccoli florets
  • 1 cup chopped fresh spinach
  • 2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls
  • 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°. For filling, mix first 4 ingredients; stir in ham, cheese and vegetables.
  2. Unroll 1 tube crescent dough onto an ungreased baking sheet; seal perforations to form 1 long rectangle. Spoon half the filling lengthwise down center third of rectangle. On each long side, cut 1-in.-wide strips at an angle to within 1/2 in. of filling. Starting at 1 end, fold alternating strips at an angle across filling; seal ends. Brush with egg white. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
  3. Bake 20-25 minutes or until dark golden brown, rotating pans halfway through baking. Cool 5 minutes before slicing.
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