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Bacon and Cheese Crispy Pinwheels

Bacon and Cheese stuffed, crispy Pinwheels make delicious appetizers or party snacks which will fly off your party platter

Bacon and Cheese Crispy Pinwheels ~ These scrumptious Pinwheels are crispy, more like a biscuit, and together with the filling makes a delicious appetizer or party snack which will fly off your party platter

I usually make my Pinwheels using freshly made bread dough which I get from our supermarket. The store make a couple of batches every morning and is a wonderful short cut. Especially for me, hating to make my own yeast based dough.

To change things up a little, I used Short Crust Pastry this time.  These scrumptious Bacon and Cheese Crispy Pinwheels were the result.

These have a very, very different texture than the usual Pinwheels, which we all found way more delicious. It is almost like an over sized stuffed savory cracker. Crunchy and chewy come together deliciously in these Pinwheels.

Serve these Pinwheels as an appetizer (slice a little thicker in this case). Or as snacks at a party and they are especially an awesome treat to munch on while watching your favorite game !

These scrumptious Pinwheels are crispy, more like a biscuit, and together with the filling makes a delicious appetizer or party snack which will fly off your party platter

After baking, I sprinkle the hot Bacon and Cheese Crispy Pinwheels with a little more Cheese. It just looks more inviting, and well, we are cheese freaks in this family !

We had about two or three Pinwheels leftover from the previous day, which I kept in a sealed container. They softened up a little overnight, not much though. But I definitely prefer them the freshly baked, crispy way we had them the day before.

Bacon and Cheese Crispy Pinwheels ~ These scrumptious Pinwheels are crispy, more like a biscuit, and together with the filling makes a delicious appetizer or party snack which will fly off your party platter

I made a double batch as the kids were home as well.  The recipe is very easy to double or even triple when you need lots of snacks. You can also slice them into thinner slices, but be sure to chop the Bacon and Onions a bit finer to make slicing easier.

Bacon And Cheese Crispy Pinwheels

Bacon And Cheese Crispy Pinwheels

Linda Nortje
Bacon and Cheese stuffed, crispy Pinwheels make delicious appetizers or party snacks which will fly off your party platter
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Appetizer, Snack
Servings 12 Pinwheels

Ingredients
  

  • 1 roll Frozen Short Crust Pastry defrosted
  • 1 cup Bacon Bits cooked
  • 2 large Spring Onions thinly sliced
  • 1 cup Cheddar Cheese grated
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 TB Milk

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat the oven to 190 deg C (375 deg F) – line a baking sheet with baking paper
  • Unroll the Pastry on a large piece of plastic wrap
  • Combine the Bacon, Onions and Cheese – sprinkle evenly over the Pastry – press down gently – roll-up the Pastry Swiss Roll style – cover with the plastic wrap and place in the freezer compartment for 10 minutes
  • Remove from the freezer – whisk together the Egg and Milk – brush over the roll – cut roll in slices of about 2.5cm (1 inch) thicknesses – place on the prepared baking sheet – bake 20 – 25 minutes or until golden and done
Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

Serve warm or cold.

LINDA

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Emilie

Saturday 5th of February 2022

Is this recipe freezer friendly does anybody know?! Xxx

Linda Nortje

Sunday 6th of February 2022

I freeze the raw pinwheels (step 3), when needed defrost overnight in the refrigerator and carry on to step 4. We usually make two batches, one for now and one for later

KENTUCKY LADY 717

Thursday 15th of January 2015

Someone ask what was short crust pastry.......not sure either, but you can use RHODES frozen rolls.....just thaw out the rolls and roll it out and add the ingredients and roll up the dough like you would for cinnamon rolls and cut in circles and bake.....they had a recipe on their website......really neat.....

Nicole Neverman

Thursday 15th of January 2015

Thank you so much for attending week 16 of #PureBlogLove and linking your fantastic blog post, I can't wait to see what you have in store for our next party, Thursday 8 PM EST- Sundays at midnight. Your post has been added to the #PureBlogLove Pinterest board for all to see :) Have a great day!Nicole

Crochet Hooks

Wednesday 14th of January 2015

These look delish and so easy to make!! I have to have some like 5 minutes ago! nom!

Helen Gullett

Wednesday 14th of January 2015

Hmmm looks so yummy! I pin it so I can try later for family :D THANK YOU for sharing the recipe

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