There are so many creative ways to use puff pastry in every day meals and appetizers. I’ve tried making them into cute pinwheels with veggie and cheese stuffing, a great party platter or just an awesome after school snack to feed those hungry tummies heading home! Use your imagination, play with the stuffing a little bit, sneak in the veggies that you want your little ones to eat or add color by using bright veggies, make it completely cheese….
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| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 sheet | Puff pastry sheet |
| 1 (beaten) | Egg (optional) |
| 1 cup | Onion ( chopped) |
| ¼ cup | Spinach (frozen and thawed) |
| 2 cloves | Garlic (finely minced) |
| ¼ cup | Red bell pepper (optional) |
| ½ cup | Monterrey jack cheese |
| 1 dash | Salt |
| 3 dash | Black pepper powder |
| 1 tablespoon | Cream cheese |
| 5 drops | Water |
| 3 tablespoons | Plain flour for dusting |
| 2 tablespoons | Parmesan cheese (optional) |
Every pack of Pepperidge Puff Pastry pack has two sheets. Use one sheet and freeze the other. Thaw one Puff pastry sheet according to packing instruction(could take 30 to 40 minutes), dust the work surface with plain flour and unfold. Again dusting some flour roll out or stretch the sheet to make it slightly thin.
For the stuffing: Make this ahead as it needs to be cooled before use. In a pan, heat oil and saute chopped onions, bell peppers and garlic for few minutes. Add thawed frozen spinach and salt. Cook until it becomes dry and switch off. Let this cool completely.
After rolling out the sheet, spread with cream cheese evenly. Then add the saute id mixture and spread leaving about 1/2″ inch to the sides. Sprinkle cheese, dash of salt and pepper.
Apply little water to the edges and start rolling as shown and seal.
When done, cover with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to make them firm. This step is optional but helps a lot while cutting. Place them on a board, cut them into 1″ slices.
Line a baking tray with parchment paper and arrange the pinwheels with cut side down. Mix egg mixture with little water and brush over them to give a shiny appearance. (This step is optional)
Preheat the oven to 400F and bake for 15 minute or until the top looks golden. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Yield: One sheet makes 10 to 12 Pinwheels.
- Baked Pinwheels can be stored at room temperature for 2 days. Warm them in the oven before serving.
- You can use any kind of dry stuffing to suit your taste.
- Brushing with egg is optional to give a golden shinny look on your rolls.
- I have used frozen spinach, you may use fresh chopped spinach.
Comments
33 responses to “Puff Pastry Pinwheels – Easy Puff Pastry Appetizer Recipes”
Hi Mullai,
Looks mouthwatering gonna try it soon.. Can I use fresh spinach ?? If so, what the procedure ?? Thanks!
Hello Vanu,
Yes you can use fresh spinach, make sure you wash and drain all the water and saute it with the veggies. The mixture should be slightly on the dry side. Hope this helps and thanks for visiting! Do click pic and send it to us for our fan page. Thanks again.
Hi,
I am planning for a party n I am going to make them n I have a debt can I make the roll with stuffing n put them in freezer n then next day can I take it out cut n bake it in oven ?
Subha,
Once thawed, pastry sheet cannot go back in the freezer. Instead you can bake them and keep them at room temperature and warm it up in the oven before serving. Heat the oven to 200 F and warm it up until you serve, some ovens have warm and hold setting too.
I have made these for about 4 times now and I just can’t have it enough. They are excellent. I like to add jalopenos to my stuffing because I like it spicy. But they are good either way. THANK YOU MULLAI!!!
I am making tonight for Sunday. I am surprised at your note that says I can keep them at room temp for 2 days. It is filled with cheese. It does not have to be refrigerated? Please respond asap. It’s in the oven now:)
Iris,
Its ok to keep for two days even though its got cheese in it. Good Luck!!
hi mullai……sounds interesting.i am anew fan. i have started trying all of ur recipes and everything turns out to be great. thanks a ton for helping so many people.
keerthi
Hi Mullai ma'am..Can Monterrey jack cheese be substituted with mozarella cheese..?A very big thank u for all your recipes…U are simply superb..!!
What is parchment paper?and Monterrey jack cheese?I live in sydney any otherr alternative for that cheese?
I prepared y’day…it turned out very well…my younger one liked it a lot and said thanks to u.
Mullai
I tried this y’day , but did not have parchment paper, couldn’t wait for that, so tried with baling tray lined on Aluminium foil, 2 % burned on the bottom, but otherwise it was good. I think next time I will improve this recipe.
Thanks
Jaya
thanx to mullai and abhimuthu for your kind reply….
very tempting snack!!! will try this very soon
Sadhana Raveen
Tried with soy cheese,We really liked it very much,Thank u very much mullai.
Mullai,
These pin wheels are so attractive and hope they roll fast to my home. Thnx for sharing!
Superb wheels mullai..really tempting..
Hi Mullai,
even i live in detroit michigan northville and i need to know where can we get parchment paper.
if you let me know that will be great help thanx
Parachment paper is available at all Meijers locations. Check the baking section where they have cake decorations and other baking stuff. Sams club also has it but sell in big packs. Check whether its oven safe bcos some brands are not really good and they turn brown when used for baking.
i am eager to do this recipe it looks awesome mullai.can any one tell me in which stores this puff pastry sheets are available i am in nj.thanks in advance
Friends from New Jersey, pls guide this member with the information. Techy, I've seen this at Traders Joe, so if there's one close by, check with them. Now there are two varieties in this, one is the shell and the other one is sheet. Only sheets suits this recipe, check before buying. Thanks.
Techy,
Puff Pastry sheets is available in Shop Rite, Path Smart, AP fresh etc.
It is in the frozen section. Ask for help if you could not find it.
Mullai
I am surely going to try this evening. I have all the ingredients, even the pastry sheets, I bought them to make Puff’s , after seeing your recipe, This one seems very interesting. Very creative
Thanks
Jaya
Mullai .
pastry pinwheels looks amazing. I love pastry sheets
Tempting…will try soon.
mullai you are amazing …. doing really wonderful job….keep doing
Mullai enn payan unga snack parthu ethu green plate trainukuran
:-)lol..Good presentation Mullai….
Hi Mullai,
Can I use soy shred Mozzarella flavor cheese instead of Monterrey jack cheese.Thank u Mullai,Nice evening snack.
Sudha, I’ve never tried those Soy cheese.. heard they were good. Could be a good alternative, hey why don’t you try and let me know. Can you share a topic or picture about those soy cheese. Bit curious to know, which brand did you try??
Hi Mullai,
I am using Melissa's soy shred Mozzarella flavor cheese . It's very good on Pizza,salads and pasta.It's very good alternative to Regular cheese b'coz it contains calcium ,0% cholesterol.Anyways I will try puffs with this cheese today evening and will update the outcome.I already used the cheese for pizza and pasta ,so I will buy new pack and post the pic soon. Thank u mullai.Have a nice day.
mullai….varthaiyeee……sathiyama vara mattengudhu unagala pugazha,…..super…will try this out…thank u…
A fan of Pepper Ridge pastry sheets. Will try this recipe soon. Thanks a lot, Mullai.
Asathala irukku mullai… i was waiting for an evening snack. Hope this will work out!