Pumpkin Spice Pull Apart Bread

Pumpkin Spice Pull Apart Bread

This is Part II of my series on How to Cook Fresh Pumpkin.  I wanted to start with a simple way to use the fresh pumpkin puree I made in my last blog entry.  In one of the plethora of emails I received regarding fall recipes from various companies, this one caught my eye.  It was from Pillsbury and the recipe looked super yummy and very easy!  I thought the kids would enjoy it, so I decided to make it the first use of my new pumpkin puree.  Here is the original recipe.  I made some slight alterations to fit with my family's tastes.

Pumpkin Spice Pull Apart Bread

1 can Pillsbury Grands flaky biscuits (8 biscuits)
3/4 cup fresh pumpkin puree (or canned pumpkin pie mix, if no fresh puree)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
(nutmeg)  You can throw in some nutmeg, but my family doesn't care for it, so I left it out.
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1.  Heat oven to 350 degrees F.  Spray loaf pan with cooking spray.

2.  Open the can of biscuits and separate into the 8 biscuits.  Now take each biscuit and cut it in half horizontally (i.e. across the "equator").  You should now have 16 biscuits.  The Grands biscuits are very flaky and easily come apart in half because of all the flaky layers.

3.  Place these 16 biscuits on a flat cookie sheet or a clean counter.  Spread the pumpkin puree over each biscuit.  Top each with some of the melted butter.  In a small bowl, mix the granulated sugar, cinnamon and ginger (plus nutmeg, if you are using it).  Sprinkle this sugar mixture over all the biscuits.

 

4.  Now stack these biscuits into 4 stacks of 4  biscuits each.  Place each stack into the loaf pan on their sides.  However, make sure that you orient them so that on each end, you put the biscuit withOUT the filling.

5.  Bake 40 - 45 minutes until golden brown and done in the center.

6.  Let the loaf cool a little.  Remove the loaf from the pan.

7.  Mix together the powdered sugar and milk and vanilla until there are no lumps.  Drizzle over the loaf.

The night I made this it came out of the oven around 9 pm.  I believe it was nearly gone by 10 pm!  I know certain people, whom shall remain nameless, that had at least 4 pieces!!  I think the Grands biscuits really make this recipe.  The biscuits have a slight sweetness to them that makes this bread extra good.  This recipe was very delicious and oh so easy!  I recommend this one highly!