Prosciutto Pinwheels

Submitted by abbydabby

"My mother-in-law makes these often - and usually adds some variety to the ingredients each time. They're easy to make, easy to freeze for later, and delicious. This version is my favorite!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 puff pastry sheet, thawed
• 3 -4 ounces alouette light spreadable cheese with garlic and herbs
• 6 -8 slices prosciutto, very thin slices
• 20 leaves fresh spinach (or 1/2 pkg of frozen spinach thawed and drained well)
• 1 egg, beaten

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Roll out thawed pastry sheet on counter (over sprinkled flour, if sticking). Spread the Aloue.tte cheese on pastry sheet - leaving a 1/2" border. Arrange spinach and then prosciutto slices over cheese spread.
3. Starting at one end, roll up pastry sheet jelly-roll style, keeping the roll as tight as possible. Wrap in plastic.
4. Refrigerate until firm (2-3 hours minimum and up to 2 days) or freeze for future use.
5. When ready to bake, thaw in fridge for several hours, remove from fridge, cut into thin 1/4"-1/2" slices with a sharp, serrated knife.
6. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper. Lay each slice onto cookie sheet 1" apart. Brush with egg to coat each piece.
7. Bake 10-12 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm.

Reviews

[DailyInspiration]

Overall, these appetizers were very tasty. I am not sure if it was the alouette spread or the prosciutto that made these pinwheels a little bit too salty. Next time, I may experiment with the cheese spread. They were very easy to make and I may try making a double batch next time and freeze half of them to serve when I have last minute guests. Made for PAC 2011.