Pumpkin Spice Pinwheels Recipes

PUMPKIN-SPICE PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, beat cream cheese, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Set aside.
• On work surface, unroll dough into 2 large rectangles; firmly press perforations to seal. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over dough; sprinkle with pecans and cranberries. Starting at 1 short side, roll up each rectangle. Cut each into 4 slices. Place slices, cut sides down, on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 17 minutes or until golden brown. In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and milk until smooth; drizzle over warm pinwheels.

PUMPKIN PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in mozzarella, red peppers and seasonings until blended. Unroll tubes of crescent dough and separate each into 2 rectangles; press perforations to seal., Spread cheese mixture over each rectangle. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side; pinch seam to seal. Wrap and chill at least 1 hour., Cut each roll crosswise into 8 slices; place on ungreased baking sheets, cut side down. Bake until golden brown, 20-22 minutes. If desired, decorate with pretzel sticks and cilantro leaves to look like pumpkins.

GRANNY KAT'S PUMPKIN ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch jelly roll pan or cookie sheet.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, and pumpkin pie spice. Stir in pumpkin puree, eggs, and lemon juice. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Spread the mixture evenly.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 15 minutes.
• Lay a damp linen towel on the counter, sprinkle it with confectioner's sugar, and turn the cake onto the towel. Carefully roll the towel up (lengthwise) with the cake in it. Place the cake-in-towel on a cooling rack and let it cool for 20 minutes.
• Make the icing: In a medium bowl, blend cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and sugar with a wooden spoon or electric mixer.
• When the cake has cooled 20 minutes, unroll it and spread icing onto it. Immediately re-roll (not in the towel this time), and wrap it with plastic wrap. Keep the cake refrigerated or freeze it for up to 2 weeks in aluminum foil. Cut the cake in slices just before serving.