Easy Za'atar & Gruyère Swirls
Ingredient Notes Za'atar: A Middle Eastern blend of dried thyme, oregano, sumac, and sesame seeds. Available in most supermarkets now, or Middle Eastern grocers. Brands vary - some are more lemony (sumac-heavy), others more herby. Gruyère: The nutty, slightly sweet flavour is ideal here. Comté or Emmental work as substitutes. Avoid pre-grated - it doesn't melt as well. All-butter puff pastry: Jus-Rol makes an all-butter version. It's noticeably better than the standard one. Worth seeking out. Why This Works The original is a genuine 2-day project: making enriched dough, creating a butter block, four separate lamination turns with 30-minute rests between each, overnight chilling, proofing... It's proper Bake Off semi-final territory. Store-bought puff pastry gives you 90% of the flaky, buttery result. You lose the slight enrichment of Danish dough (it's a bit more bread-like), but gain back about 6 hours of your life. The filling is unchanged - that's where the actual flavour comes fro…
- Time: 40 min
Source: Relaxed Recipes
Ingredients
- Make the fillings
- Mix za'atar with olive oil to form a loose paste
- In a separate bowl, combine grated Gruyère, cream cheese, egg yolk, garlic granu
- Assemble
- Unroll the pastry on its baking paper. Spread the za'atar paste evenly over the
- Dollop the cheese mixture over the za'atar and spread roughly - it doesn't need
- Roll and slice
- Starting from the long edge opposite the border, roll the pastry tightly into a
- Using a sharp knife, cut into 12 equal pieces
- Bake
- Preheat oven to 200°C
- Place swirls cut-side up on a lined baking tray, spacing 3cm apart. Brush tops w
- Bake 18-22 minutes until deep golden and the cheese is bubbling. Cool 5 minutes