Ingredients
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for the twists:
- 3 13.2 oz puff pastry rolls, thawed
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, divided
- 1 cup pumpkin purée
- 1/4 cup sanding sugar or granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
for the glaze:
- 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons of milk
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Combine brown sugar, sugar, 1 teaspoon of the pumpkin pie spice, and the pumpkin purée in a medium bowl until combined. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- ingredients for pumpkin twist filling
- Carefully unroll one sheet of puff pastry and place it on a sheet of wax paper. (Some puff pastries come already on top of wax paper and some do not.) Gently roll with a rolling pin to flatten any creases. If you’re using a 10×15 puff pastry, cut in half and place 1/2 sheet aside.
- rolling out puff pastry dough
- Spread 1/3 of pumpkin/sugar filling (approximately 1/3 cup) onto 1 sheet of the puff pastry, leaving 1/4-inch border around edges.
- spreading pumpkin mixture onto puff pastry
- Place another sheet of puff pastry on top of the filling, pressing the edges just slightly to seal. Carefully cut into six 1 1/2-inch strips.
- placing puff pastry on top of pumpkin mixture and cutting the pastry into strips
- Place each strip on a prepared baking sheet 1 1/2-inches apart. Gently twist each strip 3 times.
- twisting dough
- Mix remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice with sanding sugar in a small bowl; set aside. Mix egg and milk together in a small bowl. Brush each twist with egg and milk mixture and sprinkle with pumpkin + sugar mixture. Repeat with remaining puff pastry sheets and pumpkin fillings until you have 18 twists ready for the oven.
- egg wash on twisted puff pastry
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- pumpkin teists cooling on a sheet of wax paper
- Meanwhile, add the glaze ingredients into a bowl and mix until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled pumpkin twists, or serve alongside them for dipping.