Apricot-pistachio Pinwheels

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup unsalted shelled pistachio
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 cup dried apricot
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup apricot preserves
• 1 (17 1/4 ounce) box frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• 40 unsalted shelled pistachios
• coarse decorator sugar, color (optional)

Recipe

• 1 pistachio sugar.
• 2 pulse pistachios and sugar in food processor until finely ground, and set aside.
• 3 apricot filling.
• 4 combine all filling ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to boil reduing the heat to medium-low and simmer for 18-20 minutes stirring occasionally.
• 5 when apricots are tender, transfer to food processor and puree then set aside.
• 6 making the cookies.
• 7 heat oven to 400ºf.
• 8 line 2 bakiing sheets with your fav lining; silocone, foil, etc.
• 9 roll one sheet of pastry dough into 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches rectangle and trimming it with pizza cutter or fluted pastry wheel to 15 x 12 inches.
• 10 cut pastry crosswise into 4 - 3 inch strips and cut each strip into 5 - 3 inch squares. (you will have 20 3" squares from each sheet).
• 11 to form pinwheels.
• 12 on each square make a 1 1/2" diagonal slit from each corner toward the center but not through it.
• 13 transfer squares to baking sheet.
• 14 place a level 1/2 tsp of filling in center of each square.
• 15 fold every other point of pastry square up and over center filling, overlapping in middle of filling.
• 16 gently press points into filling to secure.
• 17 lightly brush with egg , placing a whole pistachio in the center of each.
• 18 sprinkle each pinwheel with 1/2 tsp pistachio sugar and a light sprinkling of the coarse decorating sugar in your choice of color.
• 19 bake 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown and puffed.
• 20 transfer to wirerack to cool.
• 21 repeat until all pinwheeels are done.
• 22 note:.
• 23 these are best eaten the same day as making but can be stored between waxed paper in an airtight container at room temp for about 3 days.
• 24 note:.
• 25 i found a brand of pistachios called "everybody's nuts" that are roasted and unsalted. there is a bonus to their pistachios in that if you find one unopened nut and send it to them (with verification, of course) they send you another bag of pistachios!
• 26 suggestion.
• 27 any pistachio sugar and filling left over can be combined and used as a spread for toast, etc.