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Sweet Puff Pastry Pinwheels

Sweet puff pastry pinwheels with blueberry jam: quick, easy treats to serve with coffee or make together with the kids.
Recipe Sweet Puff Pastry Pinwheels
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 10 minutes
  • Cooking 30 minutes
  • Servings for 6 people

Picture bringing a tray of Sweet Puff Pastry Pinwheels to the table, crisp and fragrant, perfect for making any afternoon with friends a little more special. If you’re wondering how to make puff pastry pinwheels with an inviting aroma and a soft jam center, you’re in the right place. This sweet puff pastry pinwheel recipe walks you step by step through one of the best-loved quick puff pastry desserts, ideal for breakfast, as an after-school snack, or as a small dessert after dinner over the holidays.

With very few ingredients, a sheet of store-bought puff pastry and your favorite jam (blueberry, perhaps, but apricot or strawberry work too), you’ll bring soft, tempting sweet breakfast pinwheels to your table. They’re perfect for sharing with the family or making together with your children, and they become a chance to create treasured memories, especially on vacation afternoons or during the Christmas season. The aroma coming from the oven makes the wait a pleasure in itself.

Puff pastry pinwheels for parties add an original touch to any buffet and charm your guests with their elegant shape and wholesome flavor. If you’d like to switch things up, you can try sweet pinwheels with pastry cream, an even richer variation inspired by the Millefoglie Cake with Pastry Cream or the famous Cannoncini (Cream-Filled Puff Pastry Horns). If you love jams and preserves, the Puff Pastry Bites with Cherry Jam and the Puff Pastry Hearts with Strawberries are tasty alternatives.

Let yourself be won over by these easy puff pastry dessert ideas and the simplicity of flaky pastries for snack time: these baked sweet pinwheels are all about fragrance, flavor, and creativity in just a few simple steps.

To fill your tray with even more treats, you can also try the Glazed Puff Pastry Bites, perfect for any occasion.

Ingredients for 6 people

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Method

  1. To make the Sweet Puff Pastry Pinwheels, unroll the puff pastry on your work surface and cut it into 5-centimeter (2-inch) squares with a pastry wheel.
    Sweet puff pastry pinwheels, step 1: cutting the pastry into squares
  2. Take one square and, again with the pastry wheel, cut in from each corner, stopping about half a centimeter (1/4 inch) from the center. Moisten the center of the square with a drop of milk and fold the right-hand corner of each piece you just cut in toward the center.
    Sweet puff pastry pinwheels, step 2: cutting and folding the corners
  3. Continue until you have turned all the squares into pinwheels, and place a spoonful of jam in the center of each one.
    Sweet puff pastry pinwheels, step 3: adding the jam
  4. Brush the pinwheels with a little milk, sprinkle them generously with granulated sugar, and let them rest in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
    Sweet puff pastry pinwheels, step 4: brushing with milk and sprinkling with sugar
  5. Once they have rested, bake the pinwheels in a conventional oven preheated to 190 °C (375 °F) for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until the pastry is golden.
    Sweet puff pastry pinwheels, step 5: golden pinwheels out of the oven
  6. When they are ready, take the pinwheels out of the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack. Once cool, dust them with powdered sugar and serve the Sweet Puff Pastry Pinwheels. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

You can top Sweet Puff Pastry Pinwheels with whatever jam you like best, from strawberry to apricot. If you like, you can also replace the jam with Homemade Nutella.

Tips

For even tastier Sweet Puff Pastry Pinwheels, we recommend making them with Homemade Puff Pastry.

Storage

Sweet Puff Pastry Pinwheels keep for a few days under a glass cake dome or in an airtight container.

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