Spinach and Mushroom Pinwheels

Spinach and Mushroom Pinwheels
You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Spinach and Mushroom Pinwheels a try. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 44 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe serves 30. If you have cream cheese, oregano, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours.

Instructions

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In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and 2/3 cup butter.
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Mix in 2 cups flour, a teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; beat well. Divide dough into two balls; wrap in plastic wrap. Chill 30 to 60 minutes or until pastry is easy to handle.
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
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Heat spinach in large frying pan over medium-low heat; drain. Squeeze out excess liquid; set aside.
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In a large frying pan, melt the 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in mushrooms and onion. Cook and stir over medium heat for 3 minutes or until onion is tender.
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Mix in spinach, remaining 1 tablespoon flour, oregano, salt, lemon juice and garlic powder. Cook and stir until mixture thickens. Stir in Parmesan cheese. Set aside to cool.
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On floured surface, roll a pastry ball into a 12x7-inch rectangle.
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Spread with half the spinach mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges. Starting with a short side, roll up dough and filling, jelly-roll style. Moisten edges with water; pinch to seal. Repeat with remaining pastry. Cover; chill 1 hour. Slice logs into 1/2-inch thick slices.
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Place on ungreased baking sheets.
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Bake 20 minutes or until golden.
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Remove to wire racks; cool.

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose

Sparkling Wine and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Antipasti. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. One wine you could try is Ferrari Perle. It has 4.8 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 38 dollars.
Ferrari Perle
Ferrari Perle
Straw-yellow with a slight golden sheen. Intense and particularly refined with scents of almonds, apples, a slight spice and hints of bread crust. Dry, clean and elegant with a lasting smoothness. Notes of ripe apples, a pleasant yeastiness and sweet almonds.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In3 hrs
Servings30
Health Score1
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