Savory feta-spinach pinwheels

10 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
5 cups All purpose flour
1½ teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoons Baking powder
½ cup Grated Parmesan cheese
½ teaspoon Black pepper
1½ teaspoon Dried basil
8 ounces Cold butter; cut into small piece
1¾ cup Heavy cream
2 Eggs; beaten
½ pounds Crumbled feta cheese; drained
1½ cup Ricotta cheese
½ teaspoon Dried dill
½ teaspoon Black pepper
24 ounces Frozen chopped spinach; thawed and squeezed
2 Eggs; beaten

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In food processor, combine flour, salt, baking powder, Parmesan, pepper and basil. Add butter and pulse processor until mixture resembles texture of cornmeal. Add cream and 2 eggs and mix to blend. Remove dough and roll on lightly floured surface until about ½ inch thick. To make filling, combine feta, ricotta, dill, pepper and spinach in mixer or food processor. Spread filling evenly over dough rectangle.

Beginning on long edge, roll dough over filling. Cut rolled dough into 2-inch lengths and place pinwheels on lightly greased baking sheet.

Beat two eggs and brush each pinwheel lightly. Bake 25-35 minutes, until lightly brown. Makes 10 pinwheels.

Recipe by: Cincinnati Enquirer

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #997 by L979<L979@...> on Jan 8, 1998

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