Cream Cheese Spirals Recipe

Ingredients:

• 125 gms Butter
• 2 tsp Castor Sugar
• 225 gms Plain Flour
• 125 gms Cream cheese
• Caster Sugar, for sprinkling
• 1 Egg white beaten with 1 tbsp water, for glazing


For the filling

• 1 tsp ground Cinnamon
• 115 gms Walnuts, chopped
• 115 gms Light Brown sugar

Method:

1. With an electric mixer, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until soft. Sift over the flour and mix until combined. Gather into a ball and divide in half. Flatten each half, wrap in greaseproof paper and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, make the filling. Mix together the chopped walnuts, the brown sugar and the cinnamon. Set aside.
3. Preheat a 375 degrees F/190 degrees F/Gas 5.oven. Grease 2 baking sheets.
4. Working with one half of the mixture at a time, roll out thinly into a circle, about 11 m (28 cm) in diameter. Trim the edges with a knife, using a dinner plate as a guide.
5. Brush the surface with the egg white glaze and then sprinkle evenly with half the filling.
6. Cut the circle into quarters, and each quarter into 4 sections, to form 16 triangles.
7. Starting from the base of the triangles, roll up to form spirals.
8. Place on the sheets and brush with the remaining ghee. Sprinkle with caster sugar. Bake until golden, 15-20 minutes. Cool on a rack.