Blueberry Pie Pinwheels Food

BLUEBERRY DANISH PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° Fahrenheit (200° Celsius).
• In a bowl, mix ricotta with jam and set aside.
• Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut puff pastry sheet into same size squares (about 3-inch/8-centimeter wide).
• Take one square and make diagonal cuts in all 4 corners (check my photos or video if needed), about 1-inch (2.5-centimeters) long toward the center. Repeat with all squares.
• Spoon about a heaped teaspoon of ricotta mixture in the center of each puff pastry square. Take one corner of the square and fold it towards the center. Repeat with every other corner/tip to form a pinwheel shape. Secure the center with a blueberry by pressing it down.
• Repeat with the rest of them. When ready, transfer them onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment. Reduce the oven temperature to 370° Fahrenheit (190° Celsius) and bake them for about 12 minutes or until they are puffed and browned.
• Let them cool down before dusting them with powdered sugar.
• Enjoy!

FRESH BLUEBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚ F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Mix the blueberries, 1/2 cup of sugar, the flour, lemon zest, lemon juice and Cassis in a large bowl. Carefully ease one pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate, making sure not to stretch the dough or it will shrink as the pie bakes. With a sharp knife, cut the excess dough off at the edge of the pie plate. Spoon the blueberry mixture into the pie shell, scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula to be sure you include all the juices.
• Brush the edge of the crust with the egg wash. Carefully lay the second crust on top, again easing - not stretching - it onto the pie. Cut the excess dough off at the edge of the pie plate. Press the edges together with a dinner fork or crimp with your fingers. Brush the top crust with the egg wash, cut three slits for steam to escape and sprinkle with sugar.
• Place the pie on the prepared sheet pan and bake in the middle of the oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until the filling is very bubbly and the crust is nicely browned. Allow to cool and serve warm or at room temperature.
• Cut the butter in 1/2-inch dice and return it to the refrigerator while you prepare the flour mixture. Place the flour, sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and pulse a few times to mix. Add the butter and shortening and pulse 10 to 12 times, until the butter is the size of peas. With the machine running, pour the ice water down the feed tube and pulse the machine until the dough begins to form a ball. Dump the dough out on a floured board and turn it into a ball. Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Cut the dough in half. Roll each piece out on a well-floured board into a 12- to 13-inch circle, rolling from the center to the edge, turning and flouring the dough to make sure it doesn't stick to the board.

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.)