The holidays are here so that means it's time for fattening everything including appetizers! We will call these tempting appetizers Puffed Pastry Pinwheels. Maybe it's called Puffed Pastry because it puffs you up, but these are worth every bite. We are making two kinds: One with goat cheese and one with blue. This idea was inspired by Leslie Quinton who lives in San Juan Capistrano, CA. Here's what you'll need:
Puff Pastry in Sheets
A 4 oz. container of crumbled goat cheese
A bunch of green onion
A 4 oz. container of crumbled blue cheese
1/2 cup of dried cranberries
Pre-heat oven to 375. First, thaw the puffed pastry until it is very cold but not frozen. Then, cut the white and green parts of the onion into round, thin slices. Next, finely mince the cranberries. (You can use a knife or a food chopper.)
You then spread 1/2 of the dough onto a cutting board and put the other half in the frig. Next roll out the first half with a rolling pin joining any seams together using a little water. You then cover the top of pastry with the goat cheese and onion. Next roll up the dough and pinch the ends shut. Finally, (with a gentle sawing motion) slice 1 to 1 &1/4 inch pinwheels and place on a sprayed cookie sheet. (Repeat steps for the blue cheese and cranberry.)
Bake for approx. 15 min. to 18 min. at 375 or until light golden brown on top. Yum!
Try Them You'll Love Them!
Cooking Tidbit: What is the difference between Green Onion, Scallions and Spring Onions? Not much, so they can be used interchangeably.
Looking Back
In addition to these scrumptious pinwheels, you may want to serve a lighter appetizer. Back in May, Pickett's Pearls did a post on the colorful and very fresh Italian Caprese.