Puff Pastry Pinwheels with Candied Fruit
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Additional sugar
- 1 17.3-ounce package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cups chopped mixed candied fruit (such as glaceed pineapple, cherries, orange peel, and sweetened dried cranberries)
- 1 egg, beaten to blend
- Mix first 5 ingredients in small bowl.
- Sprinkle work surface generously with additional sugar; place 1 puff pastry sheet on sugared surface.
- Cut sheet in half, forming two 9 1/2x4 1/2-inch rectangles.
- Brush each rectangle generously with some of melted butter, leaving 1-inch plain border along 1 long side of each.
- Sprinkle buttered part of each rectangle with 1 1/2 tablespoons spiced sugar.
- Scatter 1/2 cup candied fruit over spiced sugar on each.
- Brush border of each with egg.
- Starting at long side opposite glazed border, tightly roll up each rectangle, pressing firmly to seal long edges.
- Wrap each log separately in plastic.
- Repeat with remaining pastry sheet, butter, spiced sugar, candied fruit, and egg to create 2 more logs.
- Chill logs until firm, at least 3 hours and up to 1 day.
- Position 1 rack in center and second rack in top third of oven and preheat to 400F.
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Using serrated knife, cut 2 logs into 1/2-inch-thick rounds (keep remaining 2 logs chilled).
- Arrange rounds on prepared sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.
- Bake 12 minutes, then reverse position of sheets and bake until cookies are golden brown, about 12 minutes longer.
- Cool cookies on sheets on racks 5 minutes.
- Using spatula, transfer cookies to racks, bottom side up.
- Cool completely.
- Repeat slicing and baking with remaining 2 logs.
- (Can be made 8 hours ahead.
- Store airtight between sheets of waxed paper.)
sugar, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, sugar, pastry, unsalted butter, mixed candied fruit, egg
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/puff-pastry-pinwheels-with-candied-fruit-108979 (may not work)