Bolognese Pinwheels
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 6 Categories:
Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1
c
Unsalted butter, room
-temperature 1
c
Plus 2 tablespoons sugar 2
lg
Eggs 2 1/2
c
Unbleached all purpose flour 2 1/2
ts
Baking powder 1
pn
Of salt 1
c
Thick fruit jam * 1
Egg yolk beaten with 2
-teaspoons milk (glaze)
Directions:
* sour cherry, fig, strawberry, quince, or apricot This recipe makes
four rolls that are sliced into pinwheels. Fill each with a
different type of jam. The recipe can be halved.
Using electric mixer, cream butter with sugar until fluffy. Beat in
eggs 1 at a time. Sift in flour, baking powder and salt. Mix on low
speed until just incorporated. Form dough into ball. Wrap in waxed
paper and flatten into disc. Refrigerate dough 1 hour.
Position racks in center and upper third of oven and preheat to 375
degrees F. Line 2 baking sheet with parchment. Cut off 1/4 dough;
return remainder to refrigerator. Dust piece of dough with flour.
Roll out between sheets of waxed paper to 10 X 6-inch rectangle. Free
top sheet of waxed paper from dough and then replace lightly. Turn
dough over and remove top sheet of paper. Spread scant 1/4 cup jam
over top of dough, leaving 1/2 inch border. Roll up jelly roll
fashion, starting at one short side. pinch seams to seal; fold ends
under. Place in prepared sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and jam,
spacing rolls 5 inches apart.
Brush rolls with glaze. Bake 15 minutes. Rotate sheets and continue
baking until rolls are golden brown, about 15 minutes; rolls will
spread. Transfer to racks and cool completely. (Can be prepared 3
days ahead. Store in airtight container.) Shortly before serving, cut
each roll into 3/4-inch-thick slices.
Source: Cooking with Bon Appetit - Cookies Shared by: Carol Collins -
Cooking Echo 9/92
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