Firework Pinwheels

Autumn, Fireworks and Food. I rustled up a batch of savoury and sweet pastry pinwheels for a little firework get together a friend was having. Both her and her husband are vegan too, however none of the other guests were, apart from me, and pretty sure the pinwheels went down well! 

These are super fast and easy to make and you can experiment with different fillings.

Shopping Basket:

-Two rolls of jus-roll puff pastry

-Vegan chocolate spread (I used gluten free hazelnut and cocoa spread by Antony Worral Thomson - you can get it I'm Sainsburys in the Free From section)

-Chopped almonds

-Red pesto

-Black Olives

-Dried Sage

Makes around 12/15 of each type.

Dessert First! Hazelnut n Cocoa Pinwheels

1) Take your puff pastry packet out of the fridge about 10 minutes before you want to start

2) Preheat your oven to 200 degrees

3) Unwrap the sheet of pastry and lay flat. Just look at that blank canvas!

4) Cover the whole sheet with the chocolate spread. There are no specific amounts, just spread on as much as you want. I used a lot :)

5) Sprinkle over the hazelnuts

This deserved a larger picture ;)

 

6) Start at one of the pastry ends and start to roll it. Try and keep the roll tight up until you meet the other end of the pastry.

7) Using a sharp knife, cut the roll into segments and lay them out on greaseproof paper.

8) Bake for around 15 minutes - keep a close eye, you don't want them to burn but to develop some colour

9) Leave to cool. Test by eating one, or two.

10) Store in an air tight container. Transport to your friends house.

11) Bask in the glory of oohs and aahs as people feast on your puff pastry delights!

Maincourse: Red Pesto n Olive Pinwheels

1) This is the same process as above but spread the pesto all over the sheet.

2) Scatter over the chopped black olives

3) Repeat steps 6 - 11 as detailed above

Here's a picture of my friends fridge. Nothing better than a fridge full of vegan goodies, covered from top to bottom in laminated cat memes and furry monkeys :)

Enjoy :)