PUMPKIN SWIRLS
2 cups flour
1 ½ teaspoons dry yeast
⅓ cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons butter [cold]
1 egg
½ cup milk [warm]
¼ cup pumpkin puree
1 ½ cups pumpkin puree
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup granulated sugar
¾ cup slivered almonds
½ cup raisins [optional]
2 tablespoons beaten egg [for brushing]
_ in a large bowl combine flour, sugar, salt and yeast
_ cut butter into small cubes and rub into the flour mixture
_ add eggs, milk and pumpkin puree
_ mix and knead until a soft and smooth dough forms
[should feel slightly sticky but rub off your fingers easily]
_ place dough in an oiled bowl, cover and leave to rise for about 2 hours
[should at least double in size]
_ lightly flour a work surface and roll the dough into a large rectangle [about 5 mm thick]
_ spread pumpkin puree over the entire surface [leave 2 cm empty along one of the long sides]
_ combine sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle over the pumpkin puree
_ top with almond slices and or raisins
_ brush the exposed dough along the long side with beaten egg
_ roll dough closed so it seals with the beaten egg and cut into about 2 cm thick rolls
[alternatively you can first cut 2 cm thick strips and role them individually]
_ place rolls onto a baking sheet [give it some space to rise], cover and leave to rise for another hour
_ preheat oven to 180°C
_ brush rolls with beaten egg
_ bake pumpkin rolls until golden in colour [about 18-20 min]
KÜRBIS-ZIMTSCHNECKEN
270 g Mehl
1 ½ Teelöffel Trockenhefe
70 g Zucker
1 Teelöffel Salz
55 g Butter [kalt]
1 Ei
125 ml Milch [warm]
55 g Kürbispüree [z.B. Hokkaido]
400 g Kürbispüree
1 Esslöffel gemahlener Zimt
50 g Kristallzucker
50 g Mandelsplitter
50 g Rosinen [optional]
2 Esslöffel verquirltes Ei [zum Einpinseln]