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Reuben Puffed Pastry Pinwheels with Thousand Island Dressing

Classic Reuben sandwich ingredients—corned beef or pastrami, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Dijon mustard—rolled in flaky puff pastry, sliced into pinwheels, and baked until golden.

1 hour 30 minutes Original post

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 1 (8 oz) jar Dijon mustard
  • 1 cup sauerkraut, squeezed to get excess water out
  • 1 lb sliced pastrami or corned beef
  • 1 lb sliced Swiss cheese
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 tbls caraway seeds
  • Thousand Island or Russian Dressing

Method

  1. 1

    Dust a flat work surface lightly with flour.

  2. 2

    Unroll puff pastry sheets; roll each out into a 10x15-inch rectangle.

  3. 3

    Spread a thin layer of Dijon mustard over puff pastry.

  4. 4

    Cover with a layer of pastrami slices, followed by a layer of Swiss cheese slices.

  5. 5

    Sprinkle evenly with sauerkraut.

  6. 6

    Roll puff pastry up tightly like a jelly roll.

  7. 7

    Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour, or up to 24 hours.

  8. 8

    Preheat oven to 400F.

  9. 9

    Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

  10. 10

    Slice puff pastry rolls into 1-inch slices and lay on the baking sheets.

  11. 11

    Brush tops with beaten egg and sprinkle with caraway seeds.

  12. 12

    Bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes.

  13. 13

    Serve with Thousand Island or Russian Dressing.