Sweet Pinweels

These pinwheels are truly addicting. I made these fairly quickly with ready to bake

ingredients found at the grocer.  These are truly easy to make, light and flaky with a hint of sweetness...and very impressive looking.
You might want to make a double batch because they will go fast!

Ingredients:

• Pepperidge Farms Puff pastry Dough, one package, thawed
• Any flavor or brand of fruit preserves or jam...do not use jelly!
• Decorative sugar (sometimes found around the cake baking supplies)
• 1 large egg plus 1 tablespoon water = egg wash
• 3 tablespoons of melted butter

Additional Supplies:

• two baking-cookie sheet pans
• Two non-stick baking pads or parchment paper.
• basting brush (I purchased a cheap 2 inch paint brush)
• Pizza wheel cutter
• Large cutting board
• A little bit of all-purpose flour for dusting the surface of the cutting board
• Kitchen Timer
• Oven
• Cooling racks
• Spatula for lifting

Directions:

1. Remove the frozen dough from the box and thaw completely according to package directions. This takes about 40 minutes so give yourself plenty of time, or defrost overnight in the fridge.
2. Line two cookie/baking sheet pans with non-stick baking pads or parchment paper. Set aside.
3. When the pastry dough is completely thawed, unfold the two dough sheets onto a lightly floured cutting board.
4. Using a pizza wheel, Cut along the folded lines of the two dough sheets.
5. Now, cut each rectangle into three equal squares. You should have 18 squares when finished.
6. Next, cut each square from the corner to nearly... to the center. You'll be cutting at a diagonal. BE SURE TO LEAVE an uncut margin of about the size of a dime in the center. 
7. Preheat oven to 475f degrees.
8. Place the squares on the lined baking sheets.
9. Melt the butter. I use the microwave and heat for about 1 minute...in a covered bowl.
10. Brush each square with the melted butter.
11. After you have cut 4 diagonals each square will have 4 triangles. Using one corner point of each triangle, fold one corner toward the center and press down lightly in the center section. Each triangle will have one corner folded and one still at the edge. Do this for all four triangles. You will have four corners in the center and four corners making the points of the pinwheel.
12. Brush with egg wash.
13. Take a 1/2 teaspoon of preserves and place in the center of each pinwheel.
14. Sprinkle with decorative sugar crystals.
15. Place in the preheated oven and bake at 375f degrees until golden brown. Set the kitchen timer for 13 minutes...if needed add extra 3 minutes or until they are ready.
16. Protect your hands with oven mitts or hot pads and remove the cookie sheets from the oven. 
17. Using a flat flipping spatula, remove the hot pinwheels from the hot baking sheet and onto cooling racks.
18. Let them cool. When they are completely cooled, store in a sealed bag or container at room temperature. 
19. They will last 2-3 days at room temperature and 7-10 days if refrigerated.

DEE-LISH-OUS!!!!!!