Thanksgiving Recipe... Pumpkin Roll

"This is the best pumpkin roll I've ever tasted. Everyone who tastes it always ask for the recipe. Note: One 29 ounce can of pumpkin will make 5 pumpkin rolls. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar, if desired."

Ingredients:

3 eggs 1 cup white sugar 2/3 cup canned pumpkin 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

confectioners' sugar for dusting 1 cup confectioners' sugar 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoons butter, softened 8 ounces cream cheese

Directions:

1.	Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 15x10x1 inch baking pan and line with parchment paper. Grease and flour the paper.
2.	In a large bowl, beat eggs on high for five minutes. Gradually add white sugar and pumpkin. Add flour, cinnamon, and baking soda. Spread batter evenly in pan. Sprinkle walnuts evenly on top.
3.	Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Immediately turn out onto a linen towel dusted with confectioners sugar. Peel off paper and roll cake up in the towel, starting with the short end. Cool.
4.	To Make Filling: Mix confectioners sugar, vanilla, butter or margarine, and cream cheese together till smooth.
5.	Carefully unroll the cake. Spread filling over cake to within 1 inch of edges. Roll up again. Cover and chill until serving. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar, if desired.

Thanksgiving Recipe...Old Fashioned Paradise Pumpkin Pie

Old Fashioned Paradise Pumpkin Pie

Photo By: Chenell Young
Servings: 8
"This pie 's three layers are sensational: The bottom is a creamy cheesecake layer, the middle is a sweet and spicy pumpkin layer, and the top is a butter pecan streusel that melts and mingles with the pumpkin layer as it bakes."
Ingredients:
1 (9 inch) pie shell
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese,
softened
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg, beaten
1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree
1 cup evaporated milk
2 eggs, beaten

1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. To Make Cheesecake Layer: In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1/4 cup sugar, then add vanilla extract and 1 egg. Beat mixture until light and smooth. Chill mixture for 30 minutes, then spread into pastry shell.
3. To Make Pumpkin Layer: In a large bowl, combine pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, 2 eggs, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Mix until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
4. Pour pumpkin mixture over cream cheese layer. Cover edges of crust with aluminum foil.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil from edges and bake an additional 25 minutes.
6. To Make Pecan Streusel Layer: While pie is in oven, combine flour and 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a small bowl. Mix well, then add softened butter or margarine and stir until ingredients are combined. Mix in pecans.
7. After pie has been in oven for 50 minutes, remove and sprinkle pecan streusel evenly over top. Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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