Shelly's Recipe

CINNAMON-PECAN SPIRALS

Category: Breakfast and Brunch

6 tablespoons sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
1 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 sheet frozen puff pastry dough, thawed
1/2 cups chopped pecans
Zest of 1 orange

Preheat oven to 400. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Melt butter. Unfold puff pastry dough. Lightly brush with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Press into dough. Flip dough and repeat.

Roll to 11- by 16-inch rectangle. Toss pecans with orange zest and sprinkle half of mixture over dough. Fold dough in half to 11- by 8-inch rectangle. Press remaining nut mixture into dough, covering surface.

Starting from a long side, roll into a tight log. Trim edges. Wrap in plastic and chill for 20 minutes. Cut log into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Place 2 inches apart on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes.