Pumpkin Toaster Pastry

Hubby loves pumpkin pie. I mean, he absolutely LOVES pumpkin pie. That, paired with the fact I bought a ton of canned pumpkin back in February when the Kroger near my parents' house was closing (mainly because Bumblebee was still eating pureés and loves pumpkin), I decided to think of a way to give Hubby a portable pumpkin pie. Thus, Pumpkin Toaster Pastries were born.

 

Now, I will admit, the pastry recipe is not mine. I used the pastry recipe from Little House Living. It's a wonderful pastry recipe reminiscent of puffed pastry. Totally delicious! However, the filling is all mine.

Pumpkin Toaster Pastry

For the pastry, use the pastry recipe from Little House Living. I did make a few small changes to this recipe:

1. I used cold butter instead of softened butter.
2. I cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembled coarse crumbs.
3. I added about a 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

I followed the directions to a "T" though. I did every fold and roll, just as directed. I did manage to get 12 toaster pastries out of this recipe.

For thru filling:

• 1 15oz can pumpkin (make sure it's 100% pumpkin, NOT pumpkin pie filling)
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup flour

1. Mix all ingredients together in a medium bowl. It should be a fairly thick concoction.

Put it all together.

1. After rolling and cutting your pastry dough, put filling on one side of the rectangle. I probably used about 2 tablespoons of filling per pastry.
2. Fold the other side of the dough over and crimp the edges with a fork.
3. Transfer pastries to a parchment lined cookie sheet.
4. Brush pasties with melted butter. (I used about 2 tablespoons of melted butter.)
5. Sprinkle tops of pastries with cinnamon sugar. (I used a ratio of 1/4 cup sugar to 1 tablespoon cinnamon.)
6. Bake in a 350°F oven for 15-20 minutes.
7. Let stand on stove top on cookie sheet for about 15 minutes.
8. Transfer to a wire rack to complete cooling process.
9. Package in a zip top bag and freeze.

To heat:

• Toast in toaster oven for about 10 minutes (or normal toasting time for your toaster)
• You can drizzle a simple glaze of powder sugar and milk over the pastry if you wish.

I hope you enjoy these wonderful toaster pastries. They are great to have on hand for a quick breakfast or snack. Enjoy!

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Let me know how yours turn out. Leave me a comment.