Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup grated Asiago cheese*
  • 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-ounce package), thawed
  • 2 tablespoons honey-Dijon mustard
  • 2 ounces packaged sliced pepperoni (about twenty-four 1 1/2-inch-diameter slices)
  • 1 large egg, beaten to blend
  • Nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray

Method

  • Mix first 4 ingredients in medium bowl.
  • Cut puff pastry crosswise in half to form 2 rectangles.
  • Spread 1 tablespoon mustard over 1 puff pastry rectangle, leaving 1-inch plain border at 1 long edge.
  • Place half of pepperoni in single layer atop mustard.
  • Top pepperoni with half of cheese mixture.
  • Brush plain border with egg.
  • Starting at side opposite plain border, roll up pastry, sealing at egg-coated edge.
  • Transfer pastry roll, seam side down, to medium baking sheet.
  • Repeat with remaining pastry rectangle, mustard, pepperoni, cheese mixture, and egg.
  • Chill rolls until firm, about 30 minutes, or wrap and chill up to 1 day.
  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • Line 2 baking sheets with foil.
  • Lightly spray with vegetable oil spray.
  • Cut each pastry roll into about thirty 1/4-inch-thick rounds.
  • Transfer pinwheels to prepared sheets.
  • Bake until golden, about 15 minutes.
  • Transfer to platter; serve.
  • *Available at specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.