Spider Ham and Cheese Biscuits

*8 Thin Slices of Ham or Canadian Bacon, add more if desired

*Grated or sliced Cheddar Cheese or Pepper Jack Cheese, use as desired

*1 package (2 sheets) frozen Puff Pastry, thawed in fridge, for legs

*8 Jumbo Size Flaky Biscuits, slicing each making 2 biscuits top and bottom

*Spicy Brown Mustard

*2 tablespoons dried Minced Onions

*2 Tablespoons Melted Butter

*Whole Black Olives, sliced eyes

*Diced Pieces of Pimientos, eyeballs

Melt the butter in a sauce pan on the stove or in the microwave, using a microwave safe small bowl, on low. Add to the butter the dried minced onions, mustard and mix together until combined. Set aside while you make cut biscuits.

After slicing biscuits in half you should have 16 biscuits, take a biscuit and press flat and spread on the mustard filling. Layer with the ham/Canadian Bacon, Cheese and Biscuit top. Repeat for each spider body. (8 spiders in all) Add 8 puff pastry Legs.

Assemble spiders on 2 Silpats or parchment covered half baking sheets.

Roll out each puff pastry sheet and cut length wise, cut 32 legs out of each sheet. (16 to each half Sheet 64 legs in all) Twist leg strip and attach to spiders by pinching or pressing in where the top and bottom biscuit meet. Adding 4 legs to each side of the biscuit.

*Press in 2 Black Olive slices into the top Biscuit front and add pimento the center of the olive. Brush on Egg Wash. Repeat for each spider

Bake in a preheated oven 375*F. For 15 to 25 minutes.

Egg Wash

*1 Egg

*1 teaspoon Water

*Poppy Seeds, optional

Whisk together the egg and water and brush on assembled spider just before baking and sprinkle with the poppy seeds if desired.

Enjoy!

Lindy