Cranberry Basil Pinwheels Recipes

CRANBERRY FETA PINWHEELS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, feta cheese and onions. Stir in cranberries. Spread about 1/2 cup mixture over each tortilla and roll up tightly. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Cut each roll-up into 10 slices.

CRANBERRY-TURKEY PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese and cranberry sauce in a bowl. Spread 1/4 of the mixture across the surface of each tortilla, spreading all the way to the edges. Top each evenly with 1/4 of the sliced turkey, chopped Swiss cheese, and sliced apples.
• Roll tortillas up tightly and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate rolled tortillas for at least 1 hour. Slice each chilled tortilla roll into 8 pieces before serving.

SIMPLE & DELICIOUS CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and garlic salt together until well blended. Spread evenly on tops of tortillas.
• In small bowl, stir together cranberries and onions. Sprinkle evenly over cream cheese spread. Lightly press cranberry/onion mix into cream cheese.
• Roll up tortilla. Trim off ends. And cut each tortilla into 10 even pieces using a serated knife, like you would slice bread.

CRANBERRY FETA PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except tortillas, mix well.
• Divide and spread mixture evenly among tortillas.
• Roll up tightly, wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least one hour.
• To serve cut into 12 slices.
• A nice variation is to add thin slices of ham on top of the spread before rolling.

CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE PINWHEELS

Steps:

• First heat oven to 375°F Unroll the dough and divide it into 2 rectangles (most store-bought doughs are perforated down the middle). Press together any other perforations to seal them. Using a butter knife, spread the cream cheese evenly over the 2 rectangles, leaving a 1/4- to 1/2-inch border on all sides, then spread the cranberry sauce over the cream cheese. Start at the short side, roll each piece of doug into a log, then cut each log into six 1-inch-wide slices.
• Place the slices on a ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Let the pinwheels sit for 5 minutes (to allow the filling to set) before removing them to wire racks. Serve warm.

TURKEY CRANBERRY PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Unroll the crescent rolls and separate into rectangles. Press the seams together to form four rectangles.
• Spread cream cheese on each rectangle. Shred turkey over cream cheese and top with cranberry sauce. (You can also add some dried cranberries too.) Roll up the rectangle from the short side and press the seam to seal.
• Cut each roll into 4 or 5 pinwheels, and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake according to package directions (or 350°F) for 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Serve warm.

CRANBERRY BRIE PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Unfold pastry. Combine mustard and honey; spread over pastry. Layer with spinach, cheese, walnuts and cranberries. Roll up jelly-roll style; cut into 12 slices. Place cut side down on an ungreased baking sheet., Bake at 400° until golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Freeze option: Freeze cooled appetizers in a freezer container. To use, reheat appetizers on a parchment-lined baking sheet in a preheated 400° oven until crisp and heated through.

BLUE CHEESE, CRANBERRY, AND WALNUT PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients together (except the tortillas) until well blended.
• Spread about 1/3 cup of the mixture into a tortilla and roll shut in plastic wrap.
• Chill for a few hours. Then cut and serve.
• Enjoy!

CRANBERRY-ORANGE PINWHEELS

Steps:

• For filling, in a food processor bowl combine cranberries, pecans, and brown sugar.
• Cover; process until cranberries and nuts are finely chopped; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar.
• Add baking powder, and salt.
• Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl.
• Beat in eggs and orange peel until combined.
• Beat in flour.
• Divide dough in half.
• Cover and chill dough about 1 hour or until easy to handle.
• Roll half of the dough between pieces of waxed paper into a 10-inch square.
• Spread half of filling over dough square to within 1/2 inch of edges.
• Roll up dough.
• Moisten edges; pinch to seal.
• Wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap.
• Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
• Chill for 4 to 24 hours.
• Cut rolls into 1/4-inch slices.
• Place slices 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in a 375° oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are lightly browned.
• Cool on a cookie sheet for 1 minute.
• Transfer to wire rack and let cool.

CRANBERRY BASIL PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients except for the basil, ham and tortillas, mix well.
• Divide and spread the mixture evenly on the tortillas. Add 6 basil leaves and 2 slices of ham to each tortilla.
• Roll up tightly, wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least one hour.
• Just before serving, cut each roll into slices.