Grandma JuJu's Ham Roll

Ingredients:
¼ cup melted butter
2 TBS prepared mustard
2 cups ground ham
2 cups sifted flour
4 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
¼ cup shortening
¾ cup milk

1) Mix butter, mustard and ham together in food processor

2) In a medium-large bowl sift dry ingredients together, cut in shortening.

3) Add milk and stir.

4) Roll dough ¼ inch thick, then spread ham mixture.

5) Roll like a jellyroll. Cut in 1-inch slices.

6) Bake in 400 degree oven until brown.  Serve with cheese sauce or creamed peas over each roll.

Cheese Sauce:

Ingredients:
4 TBS butter
4 TBS flour
2 cup of milk
 1 ½ cups shredded Cheddar cheese  OR 4 inch chunk of Velveeta cheese (My mother's favorite)

1) Melt butter and stir in flour on stove top to make a rue.

2) Add milk.  Add chunks of velveeta or your favorite cheese.

3) Stir until it is melted and smooth.

4) Serve over ham roll and if you want, the veggies you serve on the side! Peas is a family favorite.

Serves 4 people with about 3 rolls each

Ham roll was one of my favorite recipes growing up. Whenever I go home, there are a few things I will ask my mom to make, one of them is ham roll. I found myself daydreaming about it the other day and that is when I knew I had to ask mom for the recipe! She had all of the ingredients on hand, I was 2 short, so she actually made it for dinner yesterday when I wanted too! This is a great recipe to use if you ever have any left over ham, although it certainly can be made with fresh ham (like I am doing tonight). To make this a tad bit more healthy, I substituted 1/2 a cup of regular flour for whole wheat flour. This didn't change the flour too much (similar to the breadsticks recipe I posted a few days ago.) I hope you enjoy one of my favorite home cooked meals!