Best Halloween Thanksgiving Savory Treats Pumpkin Puffs Recipes

PENZEY'S PUMPKIN PUFFS

Steps:

• If using fresh pumpkin the original recipe states: Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add the pumpkin and cook until it is fork tender, approximately 15 minutes. Drain well and cooled. However, if I were to make this with fresh pumpkin, my first choice would be to bake the pumpkin, followed by steaming. Boiling would be a last resort.
• Place the cooked and cooled fresh pumpkin or the canned pumpkin in a large mixing bowl. If using fresh pumpkin, mash with a potato masher, immersion blender or electric mixer.
• Add 1/2 cup flour, 1/3 cup brown sugar, egg yolk, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Mix well.
• If the mixture is too liquid-y, add more flour.
• Taste for sweetness and add more brown sugar if necessary.
• Refrigerate 30-45 minutes. Do not skip this step.
• Heat oil over medium-high heat in a sauce pan (original recipe specifies a frying pan). Note: I never use as much oil as a recipe calls for with deep frying-perhaps 1/2 cup at most. Place a paper towel on a plate.
• For small puffs, drop the mix by greased teaspoon into the pan (or greased tablespoon if you want larger puffs). Tip: Grease the utensil on both sides. *Don't* crowd the pan with too many puffs at one time.
• Cook on both sides until golden, about 2 minutes for the smaller puffs, and 3-4 minutes for the larger.
• Once cooked, use a slotted spoon and place puffs on the paper towel-lined plate to drain off the excess oil.
• Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with powdered sugar. If desired, drizzle puffs with a little bit of real maple syrup.

PUMPKIN CAKE ROLL WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 375°F.
• Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper.
• Grease and flour paper.
• Sprinkle towel with powdered sugar.
• COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl.
• Beat eggs and sugar in large mixer bowl until thick.
• Beat in pumpkin.
• Stir in flour mixture.
• If you'd like to create a spiderweb, pour some of the resulting batter into a separate bowl. Mix in black gel food coloring. Put the colored batter in a piping bag, then use it to draw your spiderweb in a parchment-lined baking tray. Bake for 3 - 5 minutes at 350F, then remove from the oven. (To see it done, check out the video at the top of the page).
• Spread the rest of the batter evenly into prepared pan, on top of the spiderweb.
• Sprinkle with nuts (if desired).
• BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched.
• Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel.
• Carefully peel off paper.
• Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end.
• Cool on wire rack.
• BEAT cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and sugar in small mixer bowl until smooth.
• Carefully unroll cake; remove towel.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over cake.
• Reroll cake.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.