Christmas Leftovers.
Silly season is progressing nicely and we are in that weird time, between Christmas and New Year’s – when everyone knows its day time, but nobody quite knows what day it is.
One of the conundrums that confronts us at this time of the year is all the Christmas Day ‘Dover’s, what to do with them and how to avoid waste. We have a leg of ham that we hardly touched and a large roast chicken. We’ve had our fill of toasted sarnies and modified pasta dishes, so I took to the internet for inspiration. Google, you rock my world!
Being silly season, I actually don’t want to put in a great deal of effort, because ain’t nobody got time for that. I wanted quick, easy, economical and tasty. I found it.
I hit up Google and a hand app called ‘Tasty’ and decided on Pinwheels.
Yes, pinwheels! I’d never made them before and had everything I needed in my fridge, freezer or pantry. I thought I would do Chicken & Pesto to use up the chook, and Ham, Cheese, onion & tomato sauce to use the ham up.
Super Easy, Super Quick.
Ingredients:
Puff Pastry, Ham, Cheese, Tomato Sauce, Roast Chook, Pesto from a jar!
Method:
1). Slather the fillings on:
Ham, Cheese, onion and tomato sauce
Pesto and Chicken
2). Roll it up and cut it:
3). Place on a baking sheet, brush with a beaten egg, then bake for about 20mins in a 160C oven.
The finished product:
Light, flaky, delicious warm and cold. I had a few scraps of puff pastry left over, so spread them with cinnamon, brown sugar, butter and some lamington M&M’s. The didn’t look so pretty and the butter melted out and burned, but they still tasted pretty damn good!
Dearly Beloved loved the savoury pinwheels so they will definitely make an appearance in our home again – and we may get more creative with fillings, just for fun. I’m thinking salami, cheese and chilli jam, or prawn and mango, or blue cheese and crushed pistachio with cranberry jam. So many options.
Have a great day!
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