Pesto twists

Super crispy, simple and delicious yeast puff pastry rolls with pesto. Use the pesto that suits your taste. I used both Tartu Miili pesto - classic with basil and spicy pesto with chili, tomato and garlic. This red spicy pesto is my absolute favorite. Since I am the only one in our family who likes spicy, I can eat all the red pesto rolls alone :D. When choosing yeast puff pastry, I always prefer the butter version rather than the margarine version, to make things even easier, use the plate-shaped dough version

You will need:
120g Tartu Mill pesto. (60g basil, 60g spicy pesto)
1 pack of yeast puff pastry with butter (sheets)
50g parmesan or any other cheese of your choice
1 egg (for brushing)

  • Bring the dough to room temperature 40 minutes in advance.
  • Add about 2 tablespoons of basil pesto to one sheet of dough and 2 tablespoons of red spicy pesto to the other sheet and spread with a spoon.
  • Grate about half of the cheese.
  • Cover the pesto-covered plates with another sheet of dough and press gently together.
  • Cut into 6 equal pieces (longer edge towards you)
  • Stretch the tagine strip a little longer and, holding the ends, twist in the opposite direction. 
  • Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and press the ends of the dough lightly against the sheet so they don't come apart during baking.
  • Let the dough rise for 10-15 minutes. I use a 40 degree oven for rising. If you are rising at room temperature, allow for longer time.
  • Beat the egg and add a little water, brush the risen rolls with the egg-water mixture and grate the remaining cheese on top.
  • Bake in a preheated oven with fan at 180-190 degrees for 12-14 minutes.

The recipe was prepared in collaboration with Tartu Mill.

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