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It can be quite the relief to escape hostess duties on, by all accounts, the biggest foodie holiday of the year. If someone else is going to the tremendous trouble of inviting you over this Thanksgiving, you better come with gift in hand. If you bring this delectable pumpkin roll, you're sure to get the invite next year as well. I have to thank my wonderful mother for introducing me to this and tons of other family favorites.
Pumpkin Roll
Ingredients:
3 large local and organic eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
3/4 cup organic unsweetened canned pumpkin
1/2 cup organic pecans, toasted
2 tsp organic lemon juice
1 ½ cups organic powdered sugar
6 oz of organic cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup local butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
Garnish with powdered sugar
Directions:
- Coat the bottom and sides of a 15 x 10" jelly roll pan with butter and line with wax paper. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Coat paper with butter as well. (Use 1/4 cup butter in all.)
- Beat eggs at a medium speed with an electric mixer for 5 minutes or until thick and lemon colored.
- Gradually add in sugar, beating it until well combined.
- Combine flour and next five ingredients (stop before pecans). Gradually add to egg mixture, beating well.
- Combine pumpkin, pecans, and 1 tsp of lemon juice. Gradually add to mixture and mix well.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until a wooden tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
- Sift 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar onto a rectangular, clean, and dry dish towel. Turn the cake out onto the towel.
- Starting at the narrow end, roll up the cake and towel together. Place seam side down on a wire rack to cool.
- Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter on medium speed and gradually add 1 cup of powdered sugar.
- Beat until smooth and stir in vanilla and 1 tsp of lemon juice.
- Unroll the cake, leaving a 1-inch border around the edges.
- Spread cream cheese mixture on the cake.
- Reroll the cake without the towel.
- Cover and chill for at least 3 hours.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Serves 8
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