Pumpkin Rolls

Yesterday was a good baking day. Here is the recipe for the Pumpkin Rolls I made. These are my husbands favorite. It is an old family recipe from his Grandma. His family always makes a pile of these at Christmas.

Pumpkin Roll

Filling:

1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese

2tbsp softened butter

1c. powdered sugar

1tbsp vanilla

Blend  together w/ mixer. Refrigerate while preparing dough

Dough:

3 eggs  

1 tsp vanilla

1c. sugar

2/3 c. pumpkin

3/4 c. flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Beat together eggs & vanilla slowly. Add sugar & pumpkin. Sift flour, soda, & cinnamon together. Add to egg mixture. Mix thoroughly. Pour onto greased wax paper on greased cookie sheet. Bake 15 min. @ 375. While roll is baking prepare clean, smooth dish towel by sprinkling w/ powdered sugar. When roll is done turn onto powdered sugar towel & slowly peel off wax paper. Roll up in towel & let cool approx. 30 min. Unroll & spread filling all over & roll up again. Wrap in foil & refrigerate for 1 hour. Then freeze until ready to serve. Let set out 15 min. before serving. freeze unused portion