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    Home » Party » Party Food » Puff Pastry Pinwheels with Bacon & Cheese

    January 30, 2016

    Puff Pastry Pinwheels with Bacon & Cheese

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    Puff pastry savoury pinwheels stuffed with cheese and bacon for a great party food. Quick and easy to make

    Last Updated on November 17, 2019 by Slow The Cook Down

    These puff pastry pinwheels are super simple and quick to make and stuffed full of cheese and bacon.  Do not attempt to eat if you are on any kind of diet!  These make for some tasty party food and can be stored for a couple of days in an airtight container. Check out the video below to see how quick and easy they are to make!

    I decided to go with two types of cheese for these pinwheels, a strong cheddar to get some flavour through each bit and some mozzarella so you get that ooey gooey stringy cheese.  The saltiness of the bacon obviously works amazingly well...and remember..everything is better with bacon!

    Close up puff pastry pinwheels

    Easy to make puff pastry pinwheels

    I really can't emphasise enough how easy these bad boys are to make, you really don't need any specialist skills in the kitchen.  These puff pastry pinwheels are also super quick to put together - in less than 30minutes you can be serving these awesome bites of yum to your guests.

    This is a great recipe to experiment with as well. Mix it up with some blue cheese or maybe some pepperoni in place of the bacon.  There are so any awesome combinations you can try!

    A stack of puff pastry pinwheels

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    And be sure to check out my sweet version of this recipe!

    I love hearing from you!! If you have tried these puff pastry pinwheels, be sure to scroll down, give it a star rating and let me know what you thought!

    For more tasty treats, food inspiration and fun, be sure to follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest – come say hi!

    Puff pastry pinwheels with cheese and bacon

    Puff Pastry Pinwheels with Cheese & Bacon

    The savoury puff pastry pinwheels are super quick and easy to make for a tasty party food snack
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Appetizer, party food, Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 12 pinwheels
    Calories: 287kcal
    Author: Slow The Cook Down

    Ingredients

    • 6 strips bacon fried and crumbled
    • 17.6 ounces puff pastry block (500g)
    • Some plain flour for dusting
    • 3 tbsp tomato paste / puree
    • 3.5 ounces strong cheddar grated (100g)
    • 5.2 ounces mozzarella diced (150g)
    • 1 beaten egg

    Instructions

    • First off, fry the bacon until super crispy, put on some kitchen paper and leave to one side.
    • Pre heat the oven to 180º.
    • Dust your work surface with a little flour and roll out the pastry into a large rectangle that is the thickness of a £1 coin. Trim the edges so that they are straight.
    • Evenly spread the tomato puree over the pastry, leaving a 1cm gap at the edges. Crumble the bacon over the top of the puree and then the cheeses.
    • Roll the pastry and filling and then brush a little beaten egg on to the edge of the pastry so that the edges stick together.
    • Slice the roll in 2 cm intervals then place each pin wheel on to a baking sheet.  Brush with the beaten egg.
    • Put in the oven for 15-20 minutes until the pastry is golden brown.

    Video

    Notes

    Serve warm straight from the oven, or let cool and store in an air tight container.
    Calories are an estimate based on one of twelve servings

    Nutrition

    Calories: 287kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 278mg | Potassium: 87mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 205IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 128mg | Iron: 1.4mg
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    Comments

    1. Rhonda says

      November 15, 2021 at 1:04 am

      Hi , can these be make ahead unbaked or baked and placed in freezer ?

      Reply
      • Slow The Cook Down says

        November 15, 2021 at 12:44 pm

        Hi Rhonda, yes, you can freeze these! It's best to freeze them before baking for best results. Freeze them solid on a baking sheet before transferring to an freezer bag / container. You can cook them straight from frozen - add maybe around and extra 10 minutes to the cooking time. Enjoy!

        Reply
    2. Lindsey Patten says

      May 02, 2021 at 4:40 pm

      Can you make these the day before?

      Reply
      • Slow The Cook Down says

        May 02, 2021 at 5:32 pm

        Hi Lindsey! Yes you can, they'll keep well in an airtight container at room temp for a day or two, you can enjoy cold or pop them in the oven to warm through. You can roll them the day before and keep them covered in the fridge and bake the next day too.

        Reply
      • Kathleen B says

        August 11, 2021 at 3:19 pm

        Hi, I am making these and I have a question about the recipe. So the recipe says to use 17.5 ounces of puff pastry dough, along with the other ingredients, which is supposed to yield 12 pinwheels. Do you really use all 17.5 ounces (that is TWO separate puff pastry dough sheets from Pepperidge Farm)? That looks like it would make far more than 12 pinwheels, actually double the number....which leads me to wonder if the recipe's proportions are correct?

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        • Slow The Cook Down says

          August 16, 2021 at 6:22 pm

          Hi Kathleen,

          When I posted this recipe I made it in the UK, so used ingredients that were available there rather than in North America, so that may be where the difference is. I used one large block of puff pastry (rather than sheets) that was 17.5oz and rolled it out, the pinwheels are quite large. If you use two sheets, I would expect that you'd have 24, but they would be half the size. Hope that helps a little!

          Reply
    3. Natalie Dexter says

      April 16, 2020 at 4:51 pm

      5 stars
      I tried to made these for people at work and they went down very Well! I also did a version using pesto (green) and cheese and they were bloody amazing! Going to try swapping the bacon for chorizo! Hmm mmm yummy!

      Reply
      • Slow The Cook Down says

        April 16, 2020 at 8:36 pm

        Hey Natalie! Oh I'm so glad everyone enjoyed them! I love the idea of making them with pesto! I made a sweet version a while back too which are super yummy (https://slowthecookdown.com/sweet-puff-pastry-pinwheels/) and I'm working on another variation too! Thanks for taking the time to comment 🙂

        Reply
        • Natalie Dexter says

          May 20, 2020 at 5:11 pm

          I'm so sorry I've only just seen your reply! Wow the sweet ones look amazeballs! I may have to try them out too! Currently making the chorizo version I mentioned fingers crossed they go down Well!
          God help me when this lockdown is over I'll need to lose so much weight! ?‍♀️

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          • Slow The Cook Down says

            May 20, 2020 at 7:07 pm

            haha won't we all!!

            Reply
    4. Candess@UnsafeFoods says

      July 09, 2017 at 3:36 pm

      These are almost too pretty to eat! But I would anyway. YUM!

      Reply
      • Lillian Simpson says

        July 18, 2019 at 6:30 pm

        Could you also make these pinwheels from cresent roll dough? I am not very good working with puff pastry.

        Reply
        • Slow The Cook Down says

          July 18, 2019 at 6:35 pm

          Hi Lilian!
          I haven't made these with crescent dough, but I think it would work really well! If you give it a try I'd love to hear what your results were!

          Reply
    5. Simon Vanbecelaere says

      June 02, 2017 at 8:47 pm

      5 stars
      Bam how's that for a pinwheel recipe! I will try it for sure! Guess it would do for bbq breakfast!

      Reply
    6. Patty says

      May 31, 2017 at 8:30 am

      5 stars
      Yummy! Love your beautiful pinwheels, pinning and twitting!

      Reply
      • Slow The Cook Down says

        May 31, 2017 at 10:17 am

        Thank you Patty!

        Reply

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