Pumpkin PIe Twists
**I recommend you watch the video linked below – it was hard to explain some of the steps!**Makes 11
Ingredients
- **I recommend you watch the video linked below – it was hard to explain some of the steps!**
Dough
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup non fat plain greek yogurt
- 2 Tbsp sugar
Filling
- 1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Topping
- 1 Tbsp butter, melted
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400
Dough
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar
- Add Greek yogurt and mix well.
- Knead for about 20 seconds
- On a piece of parchment paper that has been sprayed with non stick spray, roll out dough into a 12w x15L rectangle. Take your time!
- Cut the dough down the middle width wise
- Set aside
Filling
- In a medium bowl, mix pumpkin, brown sugar, syrup, pumpkin pie spice.
- On half of the dough, spread the filling. Spread it all the way over to the edges
- Now flip the plain side over onto the filled side (see video!). Peel off parchment paper
- Cut the dough into 11 equal strips.
- Twist the end of each dough piece. Transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet with a thin spatula.
- Bake for 20-21 minutes in a 400 degree oven.
- Let cool on wire rack for about 10 minutes. Proceed with topping.
Topping
- Melt butter.
- Mix 1 Tbsp sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Brush each twist with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
- Serve with some whipped cream!
- I highly recommend watching the video below – parts of this were very hard to explain!
The twist look awesome. The tricky part is with the dough. I will definitely be making these, maybe for Thanksgiving brunch!