Apricot Pinwheels Food

APRICOT PINWHEELS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine apricots, water and sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Cool slightly. Transfer to a blender; cover and process until pureed. Stir in pecans; set aside., In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cardamom and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours or overnight., Divide dough into two portions. On a baking sheet, roll out each portion between two sheets of waxed paper into a 15x9-in. rectangle. Refrigerate 30 minutes., Remove waxed paper. Spread half of the apricot mixture over one portion. Roll up tightly jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; wrap in plastic. Repeat with remaining dough. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm., Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Pipe onto cookies. Let stand until set., To Make Ahead: Dough can be made 2 days in advance. Wrap logs in plastic and place in a resealable bag. Store in the refrigerator., Freeze option: Place wrapped logs in resealable plastic freezer bags and freeze. To use, unwrap frozen logs and cut into slices. Bake as directed.

APRICOT PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Prepare Cream Cheese Dough: In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and cream cheese until creamy, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Beat in granulated sugar and salt until mixed. Reduce speed to low; gradually beat in flour until blended.
• Divide dough into 3 equal pieces; flatten each into a disk. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight until dough is firm enough to roll. (Or, place dough in freezer 1 hour.)
• Prepare Apricot Filling: If preserves have any large pieces of fruit, finely chop. Finely chop dried apricots. In small bowl, combine preserves and apricots.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove 1 disk of dough from refrigerator; let stand 5 minutes to soften slightly. On lightly floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll dough into 10 1/2-inch square. Trim edges to make a 10-inch square. With sharp knife, cut dough into 4 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 4 squares. Place squares, 2 inches apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. With knife, make 1-inch cut from each corner of each square toward center (do not cut all the way to center). Spoon 1 scant measuring teaspoon filling in center of each square. Fold every other corner tip of dough in to center to form a pinwheel, pressing tips to hold in place. If you like, sprinkle cookies with sugar crystals and place cherry strip on center of each.
• Bake cookies 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough, filling, and, if you like, sugar crystals and candied cherries. Store cookies in tightly covered container, with waxed paper between layers, at room temperature up to 4 days, or in freezer up to 3 months.

APRICOT PINWHEELS

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until light and fluffy. Stir in flour and salt. Cover and refrigerate about 30 minutes or until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheets with shortening. On generously floured surface, roll dough into 16x12-inch rectangle. Cut rectangle into 48 (2-inch) squares, 8 rows by 6 rows. Use metal spatula to place squares 1 inch apart on cookie sheets.
• Spread each square with about 1/4 teaspoon jam. On each square, cut from each corner to 1/4 inch from center. Bring every other point to center and press together to form pinwheel. Sprinkle each with almonds.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool.

APRICOT-PROSCIUTTO PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over low heat. Add brown sugar, butter, garlic, pepper flakes, and salt; stir to combine and cook until bubbling and sugar has dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in apricots and cook until soft and plumped, about 5 minutes. Add rum; continue to cook and stir until liquid has reduced and a thick syrup has formed, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set compote aside to cool, about 15 minutes.
• Roll pastry on a floured surface into 2 equal rectangles. Transfer each rectangle onto a sheet of parchment paper. Spread cooled compote onto each rectangle and sprinkle with walnuts. Arrange prosciutto over top, covering compote completely. Roll up each rectangle like a jelly roll, sealing the edge with a dab of water, if needed. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Remove pastry rolls from the refrigerator and slice each into 18 slices. Place slices, cut-sides down, on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pastry is puffed and golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn on the broiler.
• While pastries are cooling slightly, cut mozzarella into 18 slices. Top each pastry with a mozzarella round.
• Broil until cheese bubbles, about 2 minutes. Serve warm with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar over top.

EASY FRUIT PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Roll out pastry sheet on work surface to remove creases. Brush pastry with water. Starting at 1 edge, roll up pastry tightly jelly roll style. Cut pastry into generous 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Place sugar on plate and press 1 round into sugar. Set round on baking sheet, sugar side up, tucking end under. Repeat with remaining pastry rounds. Press center of each round with finger to form small hollow. Spoon 1 teaspoon jam into each hollow. Sprinkle pastries with additional sugar.
• Bake pastries until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool on racks. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead.)

APRICOT TURKEY PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Unfold pastry; layer with preserves, mustard, cheese and turkey. Roll up jelly-roll style. Cut into 16 slices. Place cut side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet., Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Freeze option: Freeze cooled appetizers in a resealable plastic freezer bag. To use, reheat appetizers on a parchment-lined baking sheet in a preheated 400° oven until crisp and heated through.

APRICOT TURKEY PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Spread 1/4 cup apricot preserves onto the sheet of puff pastry.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 tsp ground mustard.
• layer with 1/4 lb turkey and 1/2 cup shredded Monteray Jack Cheese.
• roll up jelly roll style.
• Cut into 16 slices.
• Bake at 400 for 15 minutes.

APRICOT-PISTACHIO PINWHEELS

Steps:

• PISTACHIO SUGAR.
• Pulse pistachios and sugar in food processor until finely ground, and set aside.
• APRICOT FILLING.
• Combine all filling ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to boil reduing the heat to medium-low and simmer for 18-20 minutes stirring occasionally.
• When apricots are tender, transfer to food processor and puree then set aside.
• MAKING THE COOKIES.
• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Line 2 bakiing sheets with your fav lining; silocone, foil, etc.
• Roll one sheet of pastry dough into 15 1/2 X 12 1/2 inches rectangle and trimming it with pizza cutter or fluted pastry wheel to 15 X 12 inches.
• Cut pastry crosswise into 4 - 3 inch strips and cut each strip into 5 - 3 inch squares. (you will have 20 3" squares from each sheet).
• TO FORM PINWHEELS.
• On each square make a 1 1/2" diagonal slit from each corner toward the center but not through it.
• Transfer squares to baking sheet.
• Place a level 1/2 tsp of filling in center of each square.
• Fold every other point of pastry square up and over center filling, overlapping in middle of filling.
• Gently press points into filling to secure.
• Lightly brush with egg white, placing a whole pistachio in the center of each.
• Sprinkle each pinwheel with 1/2 tsp pistachio sugar and a light sprinkling of the coarse decorating sugar in your choice of color.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown and puffed.
• Transfer to wirerack to cool.
• Repeat until all pinwheeels are done.
• NOTE:.
• These are best eaten the same day as making but can be stored between waxed paper in an airtight container at room temp for about 3 days.
• NOTE:.
• I found a brand of pistachios called "everybody's NUTS" that are roasted and unsalted. There is a bonus to their pistachios in that if you find one unopened nut and send it to them (with verification, of course) they send you another bag of pistachios!
• SUGGESTION.
• Any pistachio sugar and filling left over can be combined and used as a spread for toast, etc.