Turkey Cranberry Pinwheels

We're taking a classic flavor combination of savory turkey and sweet cranberry and transforming it into an elegant, bite-sized appetizer.These turkey cranberry pinwheels are calling your name.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Chill time 10

Total Time 40

Servings serving

Calories 270

Author Mary Thatcher

Equipment

1 baking sheet

Ingredients

2 puff pastry sheets store bought or homemade
12-16 oz cream cheese or the whipped cream cheese
2 tbsp pure maple syrup
2 tbsp milk optional
1 ½ cups cranberry sauce
18 slices Turkey deli meat or leftover turkey
1 egg for egg brush

Instructions

Make the Cream Cheese Spread

If you use the store bought puff pastry sheet, take it out of the freezer to thaw in the room temperature before hand as well as the cream cheese to soften.
Beat the cream cheese using a fork or an electronic mixer. Add pure maple syrup to taste and make it easier to spread. Optionally, add 1-2 table spoons of milk too. However, if you use the store bought whipped cream cheese , simply mix with the maple syrup. No need to beat or fluff the cream cheese. It does makes it easier.

Spread and Add the Filling

Dust the working surface with some flour. Roll the pastry dough out. Spread the whipped cream cheese on the pastry sheet. Then spread the cranberry sauce over the cream cheese.
Arrange the deli turkey slices to cover the cream cheese and cranberry sauce. Then roll the dough as tight as you can into a log.

Cut, Brush, Chill, Bake, and Enjoy!

Cut the rolled pastry into pinwheels about 1/2 inch thick.
Beat and egg and brush it over the pastry.
Chill the pastry in the fridge or the freezer for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bake the pinwheels for about 20 -25 minutes or until golden brown. I suggest that you start checking to see the browning starts happening after the first 15 minutes as not all oven are made equal, it but took my oven 25 minutes for pastries that have more wet fillings. They also taste better cold. Enjoy!

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