Puff Pastry Pinwheels
By Erica Drum
Ireland - Dublin
As kids, our Christmas was always full of excitement, anticipation and patience. The living room door was firmly locked until we would get home from early morning mass. We would queue up outside the door to await the marvel inside. Bulging stockings full of trinkets and treats awaited us and we would be totally overwhelmed with the awe of it all, shrieking on most occasions! Nothing was more exciting than showing our friends and neighbours that called around on Christmas morning the gifts you had received and toys you could play with together. As we got older Christmas became more and more about the food and less about the presents! The best bit, the morning drinks, filled with mulled wine aroma and a multitude of canapes. In our house, they were homemade and were the best way to start the big day. Every year the same ones would appear and all our friends and neighbours would know Christmas had arrived as they burned their mouths with scalding mushroom filo pockets or Superquinn sausages in mango chutney and sesame seeds. Like most Irish, we are a family of feeders, it’s our way to show love! And there is no better day to do it.
Makes 20 bite sized pinwheels
Takes 30 mins (+1hr fridge time)
Ingredients:
1 packet of all butter roll puff pastry (of course you can make this yourself if you desire)
2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
2 tbsp cream cheese
100g sliced salami
100g grated hard cheese of choice, I love Coolea or Comte.
Fresh or dried sage, finely chopped
A drizzle of olive oil
Balsamic/pomegranate reduction & nigella seeds to be extra fancy
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