Cranberry Cream Cheese Pinwheels (Print-Friendly Format)

Golden pinwheels with cream cheese, cranberries, feta, and herbs wrapped in crisp puff pastry.

# Ingredients You’ll Need:

→ Dough

01 - 1 sheet puff pastry

→ Filling

02 - 113 g cream cheese, softened
03 - 60 ml cranberry sauce or 50 g chopped dried cranberries
04 - 30 g feta cheese, crumbled
05 - 1 tablespoon fresh parsley or rosemary, finely chopped

→ Top Finish

06 - 1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water

# How to Make It:

01 - Preheat oven to 190°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Unroll puff pastry on a lightly floured surface and press out any creases.
03 - Spread softened cream cheese evenly over the pastry, leaving a small border along the edges.
04 - Distribute cranberry sauce or chopped dried cranberries and crumbled feta cheese evenly over the cream cheese layer.
05 - Sprinkle chopped fresh herbs evenly over the filling.
06 - Roll the pastry tightly from the long side to form a log, then slice into 2.5 cm pinwheels.
07 - Place pinwheels cut side up on the prepared baking sheet. Brush tops with the egg wash.
08 - Bake for 18–22 minutes until pinwheels are golden and puffed.

# Extra Tips:

01 - For optimal flaky pastry, work with puff pastry while it is cold.
02 - A sprinkle of chopped walnuts or pecans may be added before rolling for additional texture and flavor.

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