What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? The Food Whisperer: Danish Pumpkin Spice! The mere mention of pumpkin spice sends people into a tizzy. It could be simply because it signifies the turning of a new season and screams, “limited time only!”. The crisp Autumn leaves, smell of woodsmoke, and anticipation of holidays looming on the horizon resurrect desires of nostalgia. We can’t help it. Longings of yesteryear where childhood memories and romantic flashbacks are pause for distraction. Family traditions and customs return to life. This is us.
DANISH PUMPKIN SPICE
Ingredients:
2 tubes crescent rolls (8 count each)
3/4 cup pumpkin purée
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon allspice
1 egg, room temperature
1/3 cup pecans, chopped
2 ounces Neufchâtel cheese, room temperature
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon chestnut praline syrup
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat. Unroll crescent rolls into a rectangular shape. Cut along the seam to separate into two equal rectangles. Each rectangle will container four crescent rolls. Press seams together, cutting each rectangle into four squares. When you do this, you will have 8 squares from each tube. Place squares on the silicone baking mat before filling. In a mixing bowl, combine pumpkin purée, sugar, vanilla extract, allspice, and egg. Whisk until smooth. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of pumpkin spice mixture into the center of each square. Fold the edges around, by rolling and crimping, to form the Danish. Sprinkle chopped pecans over all. Bake 15 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown. Cool before glazing. Repeat with remaining dough. To make the glaze, beat Neufchâtel cheese until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar. Stir gently. Add vanilla extract and chestnut praline syrup. Transfer glaze to a zipper sandwich bag. Snip off the tip of one corner. Squeeze bag to drizzle glaze in stripes over each Danish.
Lovely and easy. Saving for thanksgiving!
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I’m honored. Blessings. 🍁🍂🌾
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Sounds delicious Gail.
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Thanks, Sue. My pleasure. 🍁🍂🌾
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Gail,
I fell for fall, just like that.
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You’re the best, Marc. 🍁🍂🌾
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Nice one!
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It smells like a bakery here. 🍁🍂🌾
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I bet!
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Yum…All I need is a cup of tea. Wonderful pastry. Thanks for sharing.
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Any time. ☕️
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This sounds so good Gail! Really different
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It’s nice when you need a quick dessert. 👀🍃
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Love it! It looks so good😍😋
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Pumpkin spice. 🍁🍂🌾
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Great recipe! And yes, I agree – something about pumpkin spice is so enticing 😊
Blessings. Lovely to meet you from Lacey’s blog.
Debbie
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Don’t forget a nice cuppa joe. ☕️
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