Peppermint Pinwheels
The recipe Peppermint Pinwheels can be made in roughly 35 minutes. This recipe serves 48 and costs 21 cents per serving. This hor d'oeuvre has 58 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat per serving. A mixture of flour, red food coloring, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is perfect for Christmas. It is brought to you by Julies Eats and Treats. 3144 people were glad they tried this recipe. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 3%. This score is very bad (but still fixable). If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Peppermint Pinwheels, Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheels, and Peppermint Rice Krispies Pinwheels.
Servings: 48
Preparation duration: 25 minutes
Cooking duration: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 c. butter, room temperature
1 egg yolk
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
Red Food Coloring
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Equipment:
mixing bowl
wax paper
baking sheet
plastic wrap
Cooking instruction summary:
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl; set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat sugar and butter together until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk and vanilla. Slowly mix in flour mixture. Mix in extracts until well combined.Divide dough into halves. Add red food coloring to one half until it turns pink. Leave other half white.Roll each half of dough between two pieces of wax paper. Roll into a 16 x 10 in. rectangle. Place pink dough on top of the white rectangle. Roll up tightly, starting at the long edge and peel the paper off as you roll. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for several hours. Slice 1/4 inch thick and places slices on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes; or until lightly golden and firm. Remove to racks to coop completely.
Step by step:
1. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl; set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat sugar and butter together until light and fluffy.
2. Add egg yolk and vanilla. Slowly mix in flour mixture.
3. Mix in extracts until well combined.Divide dough into halves.
4. Add red food coloring to one half until it turns pink. Leave other half white.
5. Roll each half of dough between two pieces of wax paper.
6. Roll into a 16 x 10 in. rectangle.
7. Place pink dough on top of the white rectangle.
8. Roll up tightly, starting at the long edge and peel the paper off as you roll. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for several hours. Slice 1/4 inch thick and places slices on ungreased cookie sheet.
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes; or until lightly golden and firm.
10. Remove to racks to coop completely.
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