Fruit and Nut Pinwheels
"These are the best tasting pinwheels, just like a cinnamon bun with benefits!!"
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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30 pinwheels
ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup smuckers cherry jam
- 1 cup dried cranberries or 1 cup dried cherries
- 3⁄4 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
directions
- In bowl, beat cream cheese with butter until fluffy; beat in 1 tablespoons sugar. Stir in flour in 2 additions.
- Divide dough in half; shape each half into a rectangle. Wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
- Place jam, and dried fruit in food processor and process until finely choped. Stir in chopped walnuts.
- Combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon.
- Sprinkle work surface with half sugar-cinnamon mixture.
- Place 1 rectangle dough on top of the sugar mixture, with floured rolling pin, roll out dough into 12x8-inch rectangle.
- Spread with half jam mixture and starting at the long side, roll into tight log.
- Cut into 1/2-inch thick slices (discarding ends) and place on parchment lined baking sheets.
- Repeat with remaining sugar mixture, dough and filling.
- Bake at 350F for about 24 minutes or until golden.
- Cool in pans on racks. Store in air-tight containers.
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