Savory Nut Twists

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (17 1/3 ounce) box frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten
• 1 cup hazelnuts, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°f coat a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
• 2 unfold 1 pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface with fold lines vertical. roll out with a lightly floured rolling pin in direction of fold lines until sheet is 14x9" wide. brush lightly with beaten egg.
• 3 sprinkle with 1/4 the nuts, rosemary and pepper; roll gently with rolling pin to press into pastry. turn pastry over and repeat.
• 4 cut sheet crosswise in half to make two 7x9" rectangles. cut lengthwise in 3/4-in-wide strips (you'll have 26). twist strips and place 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheet.
• 5 bake 12 minutes, or until golden and crisp. transfer to a wire rack to cool. repeat with remaining pastry sheet.
• 6 variation: pepper-parmesan twists: prepare through step 2. in step 3 omit nuts and rosemary; substitute 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese and increase pepper to 1 teaspoons proceed as directed.
• 7 variation: sweet & spicy nut twists: prepare through step 2. in step 3 omit nuts, rosemary and pepper; substitite a mixture of 1/4 cup each packed light-brown sugar and chili powder along with 1 tsp ground red pepper. top with 1/2 cup chopped peanuts. proceed as directed.