Crisp flaky puff pastry filled with spiced chorizo and salty cheese. My Chorizo & Cheese Pinwheels are so addictive you’ll find it hard to eat just one!
Delicious quick and easy snacks
I love pastry and pinwheels are a great snack to make with it. They are so incredibly easy, quick and most importantly delicious.
They are also very easily adapted to go with lots of great flavours. You may have already seen my Nutella Pinwheels and Cheese & Marmite Palmiers which are so tasty.
I wanted to make a meaty pinwheel to add to my collection and chorizo slices came to mind. Chorizo is great in any form, but chorizo slices really lend themselves to being used in a pinwheel.
I didn’t completely cover the pastry with chorizo slices as it is naturally quite high in fat so I wanted to show some restraint. If you want to be indulgent you can add more chorizo.
Which cheese is best to use for these Chorizo & Cheese Pinwheels?
You can use any cheddar you like, but I personally like to use extra mature cheddar because it has a delicious saltiness. Reduced fat cheese doesn’t work so well however as it doesn’t tend to melt as well.
Plus there are times to go all out and this is one of those times. You could use any other hard cheese that melts well if you wish. Gruyere would work well for example.
I would recommend lining your baking tray instead of just spraying the tray directly with oil. This is because they tend to stick slightly to the tray which means you may break the pastry slightly when you take them off the tray.
How long do these keep for?
These Chorizo & Cheese Pinwheels will keep in a airtight container for 2-3 days. You can reheat them in the oven if you would like but they are really tasty cold.
I wouldn’t recommend heating them in the microwave because this would make the pastry soggy rather than crisp.
They are an easily portable snack or great for a picnic. They would be a great addition to a child’s lunchbox.
Can these Chorizo & Cheese Pinwheels be frozen?
Yes they can be. Cut them into pinwheels and lay them on a baking tray. Put this in the freezer for approximately 30 minutes.
After this they will be frozen enough to transfer to a container or bag and freeze completely. When you want to cook them from frozen, cook them as below but for an extra 10 minutes.
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Chorizo &Cheese Pinwheels
Crisp flaky puff pastry filled with spiced chorizo and salty cheese. My Chorizo & Cheese Pinwheels are so addictive you'll find it hard to eat just one!
Ingredients
- 375 g puff pastry ready rolled
- 20 slices chorizo
- 100 g cheddar cheese grated
- Splash of milk or egg
Instructions
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Unroll the pastry and using a rolling pin, roll until it is 2-3mm thick keeping it on the baking paper it comes with
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Using the chorizo slices, make two lines along the longest side of the pastry
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Scatter the whole of the pastry with the grated cheese
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Starting from the long end closest to you, tuck the pastry over as tight as you can. Then using the baking paper roll the rest of the pastry up to create a long roll
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Leave to chill in the fridge for 10 minutes
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Preheat the oven to 190ºC (fan assisted, 210ºC non fan) and line two baking trays with a silicone mat or baking paper
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Take the pastry out of the fridge and slice into rounds around 1cm in thickness
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Place the pinwheels on the oiled baking trays and brush with the milk or egg
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Bake for 10-15 minutes until the pastry is golden brown
Recipe Notes
Keep in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Nutritional information is given as a guide only and my vary.
Monika says
These look delicious, a lovely savoury snack!
Cat says
Thanks 🙂
Nickki says
I love simple but really tasty recipes like this, and anything with chorizo is a winner with me!
frugal hausfrau says
Cat, you had me at Chorizo!! Yum!!
Mollie
Cat says
Haha love it!
Jenny Paulin says
mmmmm I bet these were really tasty Cat. Great alternative to sausage meat too.
thank you for sharing with #Bakeoftheweek x
Cat says
Thanks 🙂
Monika Dabrowski says
Couldn’t pin these lovely pinwheels, this happens on my site too. Thank for sharing with #CookBlogShare
Cat says
Thank you for letting me know, it’s all sorted now 🙂
Angela / Only Crumbs Remain says
What a great idea for a picnic or party Cat, they’ve got a lovely golden colour to them 🙂 Thankyou for sharing with #BakingCrumbs,
Angela x
Cat says
Thank you 🙂 Can’t have pale pastry!x
Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food says
Ooohhh, I love a tasty pinwheel! These are such a great, easy party snack. And chorizo is so tasty! We’re having a cookout this weekend, so I’m serving these as an appetizer. Thanks for the idea!
Cat says
Ooh that sounds great, hope you like them 🙂
Jo Allison / Jo's Kitchen Larder says
Super simple and super delicious! I love any snacks involving puff pastry, cheese and cured meats and so do my kids lol. These are so quick to put together and definitely travel well so perfect for picnics. Yum! Thanks for sharing with #BakingCrumbs 🙂 x
Cat says
Quick, cheese & pastry along with chorizo are all good things 🙂 x
Corina Blum says
These look delicious! I actually make some very similar ones and we love them – so good for picnics in summer. Thanks for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice x
Chloe Edges says
Yes please. Super simple but so so good! Chorizo and cheese is always an epic combo!
Curly says
One of my favourite flavour combos!