Description
Savory cheese & sausage pinwheels spiral deliciously with golden, flaky pastry that wraps rich flavor into each perfect bite. Crowd-pleasing appetizers bring warmth and comfort you’ll love serving at parties or enjoying as a quick snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup cooked sausage, crumbled (chicken or turkey sausage)
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
Binding/Coating Ingredient:
- 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F (190C) and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper for optimal baking surface.
- Dust a clean work surface with flour and carefully roll out the puff pastry into a thin, even rectangular shape.
- Distribute the cheese and sausage across the pastry surface, ensuring even coverage and leaving a small border along one edge.
- Carefully roll the pastry from the filled side, creating a tight spiral and using egg wash to seal the final edge securely.
- Using a sharp knife, slice the rolled pastry into uniform 1-inch thick pinwheel sections.
- Arrange the pinwheels cut-side up on the prepared baking sheet, maintaining slight spacing between each piece.
- Generously brush the top of each pinwheel with egg wash to achieve a rich, golden exterior during baking.
- Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes until the pinwheels are puffy and display a deep golden-brown color.
- Remove from the oven and allow the pinwheels to cool for a few minutes, which helps them set and become easier to handle before serving.
Notes
- Customize sausage selection by using turkey, chicken, or vegetarian alternatives for diverse dietary preferences.
- Enhance flavor complexity by adding herbs like thyme, rosemary, or chives to the cheese and sausage mixture.
- Prevent pastry from sticking by chilling the rolled log for 15 minutes before slicing, ensuring cleaner, more precise cuts.
- Make ahead and freeze uncooked pinwheels for quick entertaining, storing them in an airtight container up to 1 month before baking directly from frozen.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg