Potato Roll in Puff Pastry

This potato roll in puff pastry recipe is an elegant savory pastry filled with mashed potatoes, ham, and cheese. Whether you would like to serve it for lunch or dinner, it would be wonderful with a tossed green salad or steamed asparagus.

To make the potato roll, you first make mashed potatoes with parsley, parmesan, salt, and pepper. Then, the potatoes get spread on top of a sheet of puff pastry before being topped with ham and mozzarella cheese, before being rolled up and baked. Once baked, it can be sliced and served. The combination of ham, cheese, and golden puff pastry is so delicious!

What is Potato Roll in Puff Pastry?

This potato roll in puff pastry recipe is basically a puff pastry roll that is filled with mashed potatoes, ham, and shredded mozzarella cheese. The mashed potato mixture has great flavor from the addition of parmesan cheese and parsley, and its creaminess contrasts beautifully against the buttery pastry.

Pro Tips

• Feel free to use whatever type of potato you prefer that mashes well. Russets and Yukon Gold potatoes are both good options.
• While parsley adds an earthy fresh taste to this puff pastry recipe, you can feel free to omit it or replace it with other herbs.
• Mozzarella cheese is a wonderful cheese in this recipe as it doesn’t compete with the other flavors. However, you can use whatever cheese you prefer such as Swiss cheese, cheddar cheese, or provolone cheese instead.
• Keep the puff pastry cold in the fridge until you are ready to work with it as this will ensure it puffs up well during the baking process.
• If you don’t have deli-style ham on hand, you could easily replace it with leftover roasted ham instead. Other types of protein such as chicken or deli-style turkey or chicken would work as well.
• For extra color, you can add sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, olives, and more to this potato roll in puff pastry recipe.

What to Serve with Potato Roll in Puff Pastry?

This potato roll in puff pastry can be served on its own or as part of a main meal with other dishes. Since it is quite rich with meat and cheese, it would be particularly good with a refreshing side dish like a green salad or steamed green vegetables.

What Type of Potatoes Should I Use?

You can use any type of potatoes you would normally use for mashed potatoes. Russet potatoes, Yukon Gold potatoes, or red potatoes would all be good options.

Can I Use Other Types of Protein?

Yes, if you don’t have deli ham on hand, you could easily replace it with slices of other types of deli-style meat such as chicken, turkey, or salami. Alternatively, if you eat a plant-based diet, you could replace it with plant-based meat alternatives or cooked chickpeas, and the cheese with a plant-based cheese.

Can I Replace the Potatoes With Sweet Potatoes?

Yes, absolutely! If you would prefer a more nutrient-dense potato, sweet potatoes make excellent mashed potatoes and would add a beautiful colour to this recipe. Since sweet potatoes have more moisture in them, you may decide you would like to add extra parmesan cheese to them to help bind them together.

How to Store Potato Roll in Puff Pastry

This potato roll in puff pastry recipe can be wrapped up tightly with foil before being placed in the fridge. Alternatively, you can slice it so it will fit in a smaller container that will store easily in your fridge. It should keep well for up to 3 to 4 days. Then, when you are ready to serve it, you can warm it up in the oven to re-crisp the pastry.

How to Make Potato Roll in Puff Pastry

Place the unpeeled potatoes in a pot, cover them with water, and boil them until tender. Peel and mash them in a bowl.

Stir the parsley, parmesan, salt and pepper into the potatoes until combined.

Place the sheet of puff pastry on a flour dusted surface and spread the potatoes on top, leaving a border on three sides.

Top the potatoes with the ham and mozzarella.

Brush the edges with the egg wash.

Roll it up, slicing and tucking in the edges.

Place the pastry roll in a loaf pan, brush it with egg wash, and use a knife to score the top in a crosshatch pattern. Bake it in a 350 F/180 C oven for 35 minutes.

When ready, slice the pastry roll and serve it immediately.