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Default Pumpkin Cookies (Was Pumpkin)

On Nov 11, 1:21*pm, Mr. Bill > wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:36:25 -0600, Cuthbert Thistlethwaite
>
> > wrote:
> >> What else do you do with
> >> pumpkin besides make pies?

>
> My farovite one!
>
> @@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format
>
> Pumpkin Roll
>
> desserts
>
> * Cake:
> 1/4 cup powdered sugar; sprinkle on towel
> 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
> 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
> 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
> 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
> 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
> 1/4 teaspoon salt
> 3 large eggs
> 1 cup granulated sugar
> 2/3 cup pumpkin; canned
> 1 cup walnuts; chopped
> * Filling:
> 8 oz cream cheese; room temp
> 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
> 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
> * powdered sugar; optional decoration
>
> FOR CAKE: PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan;
> line
> with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle a thin, cotton
> kitchen
> towel with powdered sugar.
>
> COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt
> in
> small bowl. Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until
> thick.
> Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared
> pan.
> Sprinkle with nuts.
>
> BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when
> touched.
> (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11
> minutes.)
> 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.
>
> FOR FILLING: BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and
> vanilla
> extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake.
> 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.
>
> COOKING TIP: Be sure to put enough powdered sugar on the towel when
> rolling
> up the cake so it will not stick.
>
> Yield: 10 servings
>
> ** Exported from Now You're Cooking! v5.84 **


That sounds good! Thanks for posting it.