Cinnamon-Pecan Spirals ~ Insanely Delicious Recipes

Cinnamon-Pecan Spirals

Straight from your grocer's freezer, the dough for these cinnamon-sugar and pecan-orange coated puff pastries rises to the occasion — no flour, food processor, or kneading required.Recipe: Cinnamon Pecan Spirals

TOTAL TIME: 0:50

PREP: 0:20

COOK: 0:10L

YIELD: 30 SPIRALS

INGREDIENTS

6 tbsp. sugar

1¼ tsp. cinnamon

1 tbsp. unsalted butter

1 sheet frozen puff pastry dough

½ c. chopped pecans

Zest of 1 orange

DIRECTIONS

1- Preheat oven to 400°F. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Melt butter. Unfold puff pastry dough. Lightly brush with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Press into dough. Flip dough and repeat.

2- Roll to 11- by 16-inch rectangle. Toss pecans with orange zest and sprinkle half of mixture over dough. Fold dough in half to 11- by 8-inch rectangle. Press remaining nut mixture into dough, covering surface.

3- Starting from a long side, roll into a tight log. Trim edges. Wrap in plastic and chill for 20 minutes. Cut log into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Place 2 inches apart on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes.

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