Grammy's Recipe Book Breakfast

Breakfast Puff Pastry Twists

375°F oven

Prep
25 min
Cook
25 min
Rest
40 minthaw the puff pastry
Total
1 hr 30 minstart to eating

Times are our estimates for Grammy's recipe, with unhurried prep.

Grammy's handwritten page for Breakfast Puff Pastry Twists
Page 47 · full size

As written

Word for word from her page, with her spelling and line breaks. [?] marks a word we couldn't read.

[in red ink]
Breakfast
Puff Pastry Twists
Puff pastry - roll out
Shred cheese put on half, fold
over & roll over cut into strips
Add bacon twist
Egg wash / Dijon mustard sprinkle with
poppy seeds
375° 20-25 min.

Grammy's recipe

Her recipe, typed out to cook from: her amounts and her words, with abbreviations spelled out and the steps numbered.

Ingredients

  • Puff pastry
  • Shredded cheese
  • Bacon slices
  • 1 egg, beaten, mixed with Dijon mustard
  • Poppy seeds

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 375°. Roll out the puff pastry.
  2. Put shredded cheese on half of it, fold the other half over, and roll over it to seal.
  3. Cut into strips. Twist each strip together with a slice of bacon.
  4. Brush with the egg wash and Dijon, and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
  5. Bake 20–25 minutes.

Modernized

A present-day cookbook version, with missing steps filled in. These are suggestions, not her words.

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed in the fridge
  • 1 cup shredded Gruyère or sharp cheddar
  • 8 slices bacon, partly cooked (3 minutes) and cooled
  • 1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon poppy seeds

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  2. Roll the pastry out slightly on a floured board. Sprinkle the cheese over half, fold the other half over, and roll gently to seal.
  3. Cut into 8 strips about 1 inch wide.
  4. Lay a slice of bacon along each strip and twist them together. Press the ends onto the sheet so they don’t unwind.
  5. Brush with the egg and mustard, and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
  6. Bake 20–25 minutes, until puffed and deep golden. Cool 5 minutes.

Ideas to play with

Twists and variations to try. Suggestions, not hers.

  • Everything bagel

    Use everything-bagel seasoning instead of poppy seeds.

  • Maple

    Brush the bacon with a little maple syrup before twisting.

  • Vegetarian

    Skip the bacon and twist the strips with pesto and Parmesan.

  • Brunch board

    Serve with fruit and Grammy’s Breakfast Casserole for a holiday brunch.