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Fruit and Nut Pinwheels




Fruit and Nut Pinwheels

Merry Christmas to all my friends and readers!
Today's recipe is baked  fruit and nut pinwheel pastry. It is made with ready made puff pasty dough.You can also use yeast dough for this recipe instead of puff pasty( check recipe here ). This is a delicious treat of flaky pastry with slightly caramelized sugar and a simple  holiday treat.Serve this with a cup of tea and enjoy!

Ingredients
Puff pastry -2 sheet
Granulated sugar- 1/2cup
Cardamon powder- 3/4 tsp
Salt- a pinch
Fruits and nuts mix- I used glazed cherries, golden raisins,
pistachios and cashew nuts.



Thaw puff pasty as per package instruction.Pre heat the oven to 350 degree F.
 On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry.
Spread the sugar evenly on top and using a rolling pin gently roll on top so that the sugar so that it sticks on the dough. Leaving an inch on all sides spread the fruits and nut filling. Lifting the side close to you and roll the dough to form a cylindrical shape. Place the seam down and cut the roll into equal slices of about an inch and half. Place the slices on a greased baking sheet.Refrigerated this for about half an hour so that the dough becomes firm.Bake for about 10 minutes or till it changes color to golden brown. Transfer to cooling rack to cool down completely.

Try this
Hope you will all enjoy!

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  1. PriyaDecember 25, 2015 at 7:37 PM

    loving this fruity bread.delicious

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  2. UnknownDecember 25, 2015 at 9:55 PM

    Yummy treat dear...Loved it so much..merry Christmas,

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  3. Rafeeda ARDecember 26, 2015 at 9:32 PM

    The puff pastry would have made it really crunchy... lovely bake...

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  4. UnknownJanuary 5, 2016 at 7:28 AM

    Definitely a potluck recipe.. Love the combo of tutti fruti and puff

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