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Puff pastry wrapped around fig jam, blue cheese, and walnuts

Fig & Blue Cheese Pinwheels

Michele Pesula Kuegler
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Appetizer
Servings 20 pinwheels

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup homemade fig jam
  • 1 sheet puff pastry defrosted
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup blue cheese
  • 1 egg whisked
  • honey optional

Instructions
 

  • Roll puff pastry into 10”x12” rectangle.
  • Spread 1/4 cup fig jam on puff pastry.
  • Top jam with walnuts and blue cheese crumbled, leaving 1-inch margin on one long side.
  • Brush the margin with egg wash.
  • Roll the dough, starting on the long side with no margin.
  • Seal by firmly pressing the egg washed-edge against the pinwheel.
  • Place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 375° while dough chills.
  • Remove from freezer, and cut into 20 slices.
  • Place on a parchment paper-lined baking tray, leaving an inch between each.
  • Brush with egg wash.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown.
  • Drizzle honey on pinwheels, if desired.
Keyword figs and blue cheese