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Apple pinwheels

5 from 3 votes
Easy apple pinwheels. A simple recipe with apples, cinnamon and puff pastry, that makes the perfect autumn snack.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 18 pinwheels
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American, British
Calories: 52
Ingredients Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 1 sheet ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 1 or 2 apples
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 50 g (4 tbsp) golden caster sugar
  • 15 g (1tbsp) butter

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 200C / 180C Fan / 390F and line two baking trays with baking paper.
Prepare the pastry
  1. Melt the butter then lay the pastry flat on a large chopping board, or work surface, and use a pastry brush to brush the it over the top of the puff pastry.
  2. In a small bowl mix the sugar and cinnamon together, then sprinkle on top. Set aside the pastry for now.
Add the apple
  1. Chop the apple into small cubes then sprinkle it evenly over the puff pastry.
Make the apple pinwheels
  1. Roll the pastry up, starting at the long edge. You want to make sure it's as tight as possible so it remains together once it's baked.
  2. Use a sharp knife to cut the roll into 1 inch (roughly 2-3 cpieces. Lay them on the prepared baking tray, leaving enough space for them to expand in the oven.
Bake the apple pinwheels
  1. Pop the apple cinnamon puff pastry into the oven for 20 minutes. They're ready when they've turned golden brown, puffed up and turned crispy.
  2. Remove from the oven and leave to cool on the baking trays. Some of the insides might ooze out a bit but it'll be fine once they've cooled down.
Add the drizzle (optional)
  1. Once the pastries are cool. Mix a little icing sugar with some milk until it is runny enough to pour but not too watery. Using a small spoon, drizzle it over your pastries.

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