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Pimento Cheese Pinwheels. Easy and cheesy! These baked pinwheels loaded up with a creamy pimento cheese are sure to be a hit!!
Is there anything better than a cheesy appetizer? Or game day food? The best. Pure comfort food, all in bite size amounts. These Pimento Cheese Pinwheels will fit right in on any spread for the Big Game. Plus, they are easy to make!
How to make Pimento Cheese
Pimento cheese is an easy-to-make dip that is perfect for get togethers and parties.
The main ingredients are of course, cheese and diced pimentos. The base of the dip is a combination of mayonnaise and softened cream cheese. I like to keep my pimento cheese simple and season with salt and pepper. You can also dress it up more with the addition of garlic powder and/or onion powder.
You can also take it further and add additional spice with diced green Chile’s or diced jalapeños, kind of like I do in my Tex Mex Hot Pimento Cheese Dip recipe.
Since we are baking these pimento cheese pinwheels, we don’t need to process the dip, which can be helpful when just making the pimento cheese dip on its own, to break up the shredded cheese and blend the ingredients more to make for easier dipping.
Other cheesy snack/appetizer recipes:
Pimento Cheese Pinwheels
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Borden® Shredded Cheese Triple Cheddar, or any mixture of sharp, mild cheddar, jack
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- 4 ounces diced pimentos drained
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black ground pepper
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 sheets puff pastry thawed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a large baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper, set aside.
- In a medium size bowl combine the shredded cheese with the softened cream cheese and mayonnaise. Stir together to create a consistent texture.
- Add the diced pimentos, salt, pepper and stir.
- In a small bowl add the egg and water. Whisk to combine.
- Brush the egg wash over the top of the puff pastry. Spoon pimento cheese mixture on top. Spread it out into a consistent layer.
- Carefully roll the puff pastry to create a roll. Gently slice the roll into 1-inch long sections using a sharp knife.
- Lay onto the prepared baking sheet. Make sure to not crowd the rolls or they will stick to each other while baking. On a half sheet size baking pan, I can get 9 rolls.
- Bake for 20 minutes, rolls will be golden, and cheese will be bubbly.
- Allow to cool for about 5 minutes then remove from the pan.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Made this recipe, but the dough and mixture is very soft and it’s hard to cut well. So after I rolled up the roll the puff pastry, I put it in the refrigerator for 1 hour. It was easier to cut into slices. And the pinwheels were absolutely delish! Will make it again for upcoming holiday party appetizer.