Puff pastry pinwheels with zacuscă

Name: Puff pastry pinwheels with zacuscă
Ingredients: 1 package puff pastry (275 g); 4 tablespoons zacuscă

Appetizers - Puff pastry pinwheels with zacuscă by Anca C. - Recipia

Puff pastry pinwheels with zacuscă, a Romanian vegetable spread, have golden edges and a soft centre, and are good served warm or cold. Serve them as a snack or alongside other appetizers. The rolled puff pastry and zacuscă make them look like savory rolls. I prefer them slightly warm, while the pastry still breaks into layers. Prep: 10 minutes. Cook: 18 minutes. Total time: 28 minutes. Servings: 4. About 300 kcal and 5 g protein per serving.

Ingredients

1 package puff pastry (275 g)
4 tablespoons zacuscă

Preparation

1. Once thawed, unroll the puff pastry and lay it on your work surface. Spread it with 4 tablespoons of zacuscă, then roll it up tightly. 2. Cut the roll into slices about 1 cm thick and arrange them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. 3. Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan-assisted. Bake the pinwheels for 18 minutes, until golden brown.

Notes

Thicker zacuscă stays put on the pastry. If it seems watery, let it drain in a sieve before spreading it. The thawed pastry should still be cold and firm so it doesn’t stick when you slice it. Thinner slices brown faster, while thicker ones may need a few extra minutes. Mushroom zacuscă works in the same amount and changes the texture of the filling. Like a rolled-up zacuscă tartine, the pinwheels have crispier edges and are easy to eat by hand. Store-bought puff pastry usually contains gluten, so check the label if you need to avoid it. Keep them in a container in the fridge for up to 3 days. A few minutes in the oven will warm them up again. You can serve them with pepper and cucumber sticks.