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Starry Night Strudel

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Cooling and chilling 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 12 pinwheels
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 puff pastry sheet 8.6 oz, thawed but cold
  • 2 medium apples peeled, cored and finely diced
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour for rolling
  • 1 large egg beaten
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Method
 

  1. Melt butter in skillet. Cook apples, cranberries, brown sugar, and cinnamon over medium 6–8 minutes until soft and most released liquid evaporates. Cool about 20 minutes.
  2. Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly flour counter; roll pastry about 10x12 inches. Spread cooled filling thinly, leaving 1-inch border on one long edge.
  3. Roll from opposite long edge; seal bare edge. Cut into 12 slices; set cut-side up on parchment-lined sheet. Brush exposed pastry with egg.
  4. Bake 20–25 minutes until pastry golden and cooked through. Cool 10 minutes; optionally dust lightly with powdered sugar through food-safe star stencil.

Notes

Equipment: baking sheet, skillet.
Serving size: 1 pinwheel.
Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours and use within 3–4 days. Crisp briefly in a 350°F oven before serving.