PROSCIUTTO PINWHEELS

Prosciutto Pinwheels image

Provided by Lynnda Cloutier

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/4 cups shredded gruyere cheese
5 tsp. chopped fresh sage leaves
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 1/2 oz. thinly sliced prosciutto

Steps:

1. Mix Gruyere cheese and sage in bowl. Arrange pastry sheet, short side facing you, on lightly floured surface; cut into halves crosswise. Put one half sheet with long side facing you; brush edge of far side with the egg.
2. Layer with half the prosciutto and Gruyere cheese mixture, avoiding the egg moistened edge. Roll up jelly roll fashion, shaping into a log. Wrap in waxed paper. Repeat the process with the remaining pastry, prosciutto and cheese mixture. Chill, seam side down, in refrigerator for 3 hours to 3 days or til firm
3. . Preheat oven to 400. Grease 2 large baking sheets. Cut logs crosswise into 1/2 inch slices. Arrange, cut side down, 1 inch apart on baking sheets. Bake in batches, on middle oven rack for 14 to 16 minutes or til golden. Remove to a wire rack to cool slightly. Serve warm. Makes 40 pinwheels.