ASIAGO & PEPPERONI PIN WHEELS

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Ingredients

  • YIELD 30 PIECES
  • 1/2 cup asiago cheese (grated)
  • 3/4 tsp dried thyme
  • 3/4 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper (ground)
  • 1 sheet puff pastry (frozen puff pastry half of 17.3 ounce package thawed)
  • 2 tbsp dijon mustard (honey)
  • 2 oz pepperoni (packaged sliced, twenty-four 1-1/2-inch slices)
  • 1 egg (beaten to blend)
  • vegetable oil (nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray)

Preparation

Step 1

Mix first 4 ingredients in medium bowl

Cut puff pastry crosswise in half to form 2 rectangles

Spread 1 tablespoon mustard over 1 puff pastry rectangle, leaving 1-inch plain border at 1 long edge

Place half of pepperoni in single layer atop mustard

Top pepperoni with half of cheese mixture

Brush plain border with egg

Starting at side opposite plain border, roll up pastry, sealing at egg-coated edge

Transfer pastry roll, seam side down, to medium baking sheet

Repeat with remaining pastry rectangle, mustard, pepperoni, cheese mixture, and egg

Chill rolls until firm, about 30 minutes, or wrap and chill up to 1 day

Preheat oven to 400°F

Line 2 baking sheets with foil

Lightly spray with vegetable oil spray

Cut each pastry roll into about thirty 1/4-inch-thick rounds

Transfer pinwheels to prepared sheets

Bake until golden, about 15 minutes

Transfer to platter; serve