No-fuss ham & crème fraîche tart

• packet ready-rolled puff pastry↗375g g
• egg↗1

  beaten

• crème fraîche↗100ml ml
• roast ham8 slices good-quality

  (cooked on the bone, then sliced, a deli will have it)

• flat leaf parsley↗handful

  roughly chopped

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Put pastry on a baking sheet and score a line about 3cm inside to create a border. With a fork, prick inside the border only. Brush all over with the beaten egg.

2. 2

   Bake the pastry for 12 mins until well risen. Spread the creme fraiche within the pastry border, season with pepper and return to the oven for a further 8-10 mins.

3. 3

   Take from the oven when well coloured, drape the sliced ham over, then sprinkle with the parsley. Serve with a roast vegetable or tomato and red onion salad.