Two of my best friends organized a surprise baby shower for me at the beginning of this year. The table was filled with delicious appetizers they had prepared, and among them were some Spinach and Mushroom Pinwheels that captured my attention. Since then, I’ve wanted to make them myself and share the recipe with you.
The only change I made was preparing the pastry dough from scratch.
These appetizing Spinach and Mushroom Pinwheels are perfect as an appetizer for any occasion. I love that they can be made a day in advance and warmed slightly before serving—they remain just as delicious.
How to make spinach and mushroom pinwheels
Begin with preparing the pastry dough. For this, dissolve the fresh yeast in the milk. In a medium-sized bowl, mix the butter with the flour and salt until well combined. Add the eggs and the milk with dissolved yeast, mixing until the ingredients are well blended. Knead the dough until smooth, cover it with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about 1 hour to let the yeast develop.
Meanwhile, prepare the spinach filling. Bring a saucepan of water to a bubbling boil. Add the fresh spinach and cook for 3 minutes, then drain immediately and set aside to cool. Once cool enough, chop the spinach into smaller pieces.
In a large flat-bottomed frying pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sauté the onion and garlic for about 5 minutes until soft. Add the mushrooms and chopped spinach and cook until any liquid has evaporated. Season with salt and pepper, then remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool.
How to shape the pinwheels
After the dough has rested, cut it into 3 equal pieces. Sprinkle flour on your working surface. Using a rolling pin, roll out each piece into a rectangle approximately 12 inches (30 cm) long and 10 inches (25 cm) high.
Spread 1/3 of the spinach filling evenly over each rectangle of dough. Roll each piece into a log and then cut into 1-inch slices. Arrange the slices on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Brush the tops with beaten egg yolk.
Bake in the preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for about 25-30 minutes or until the rolls are nicely browned.
Allow to cool slightly before serving. Hope you will try them out and enjoy your delicious spinach-filled rolls. If you do, make sure to share the photos with me on Instagram. Would love to see how they turn out for you.
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Spinach and Mushroom Pinwheels
Ingredients
Pastry Dough
- 3 cups flour
- 200 g butter , cut in small cubes
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg white
- 30 ml milk
- 10 g fresh yeast
- pinch of salt
Filling
- 500 g fresh spinach
- 4 mushrooms
- 1 onion , chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Garnish
- 1 egg yolk , beaten
Instructions
- Dissolve the fresh yeast in the milk. In a medium-sized bowl mix well the butter with flour and salt. Add the eggs and the milk with yeast and mix until well blended. Knead well, cover with plastic, and refrigerate for about 1 hour to let the yeast develop.Â
Prepare the spinach filling.
- In a saucepan, put water to boil, wait until the water is to a bubbling boil, add fresh spinach, and cook for 3 minutes then drain immediately.Â
- Set aside to cool down. When cold enough cut a little bit in smaller pieces.
- In a large flat-bottomed frying pan heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook onion and garlic for about 5 minutes until soft. Add the mushrooms and spinach and cook until any liquid has evaporated. Add salt and pepper and remove from the heat and allow to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 180 (350F).
How to shape the pinwheels.
- Cut the dough into 3 equal pieces. Sprinkle flour on the working surface. Using a rolling pin roll out each piece into a rectangular about 12 inches (30 cm) long, 10 high.
- Cover the dough with 1/3 of the spinach filling. Roll and cut into 1 inch slices. Arrange dough pieces in a baking tray. Brush with egg yolk.Â
- Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until nicely browned.
Nutrition
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Wow, those are cute and must taste wonderful! This is something I could actually make and take to my in-laws, (has to be healthy) thanks for sharing!
Yes 🙂 you are right, these are perfect to take to your in-laws. Looks good and healthy too.
These have such a lovely presentation and they sound delicious as well. I love spinach and mushrooms. I’m happy that you made the dough yourself, as that’s the way I would like to do it. I’ll have to try these sometime!
Thank you for your appreciation. Let me know what do you think when you have the chance to make them .
Its just awesome..
1cup = 128 g ?