Pastry pinwheels packed with tomato sauce, pepperoni and cheese. Perfect for packed lunches for kids and they’re freezable too!
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Continuing with this week’s theme of make ahead and freezable packed lunch ideas for kids are these Pizza Pinwheels.
They’re easy to make, really tasty and great alternative to sandwiches for lunch at school or nursery.
For this you will need a roll of puff pasty along with passata, oregano, pepperoni, grated cheddar and grated mozzarella.
To make, simply roll out the sheet of puff pastry and spread on the pasatta.
Sprinkle on the oregano then add the pepperoni and both cheeses.
Roll up the pastry tightly, starting with the long end. The cut into 12 slices.
Place on a lined baking tray, brush on some milk (or you can use egg) then bake in the oven for 18 minutes.
And that’s it. Delicious pizza flavoured pastry pinwheels that the kids will love!
To freeze, allow them to cool then pop into freezer bags.
Take them out of the freezer early in the morning and they will defrost in your child’s lunchbox, ready to eat for a really tasty and fun lunch.
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PrintPizza Pinwheels
- Prep Time: 6 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Total Time: 24 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
- Category: Lunchbox
- Method: Oven Baked
- Cuisine: English/American
Description
Pastry pinwheels packed with tomato sauce, pepperoni and cheese. Perfect for packed lunches for kids and they’re freezable too!
Ingredients
- 1 roll puff pastry (approx 320g)
- 75g passata
- ½ tsp oregano
- 50g pepperoni
- 50g grated cheddar cheese
- 50g grated mozarella
- 1 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200c and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll out the pastry and spread the passata on top.
- Sprinkle on the oregano and add the pepperoni, cheddar and mozarella.
- Starting with the long end of the pastry, roll the pastry up tightly then cut into 12 rounds.
- Place on the baking tray and brush the tops and edges with the milk.
- Bake in the oven for 18 minutes.
- Allow to cool for a couple of minutes so that the pastry becomes more firm.
Notes
These pinwheels will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days and can reheated in the oven or microwave. They can also be frozen after cooking. Allow to cool and then pop into freezer bags. They will defrost at room temperature in 2-3 hours.
Emily says
These have been a god send! I made a batch of these to take out and about and also so handy to pop in lunchboxes when the children go to childcare while i’m at work.
★★★★★
Vicky says
So nice to hear this Emily, have you tried the Jam pinwheels ? nice for a little sweet treat. Enjoy!
Paige says
I made these over the weekend and put them in the kid’s lunchbox on Monday, and only the crumbs came home. Great idea Thank you.
Vicky says
Great to hear Paige. We love receiving reviews like this. Please do let us know if you try out anymore recipes.