Pumpkin Pasties

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 box frozen puff pastry
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 egg, beaten,to use for an egg wash on pastry dough

Recipe

• 1 place oven rack in center of oven and heat to 375.
• 2 thaw one sheet of frozen puff pastry dough for about 30 minutes, until flexible but still cold.
• 3 combine pumpkin, sugar and spices in a bowl.
• 4 set aside while preparing dough.
• 5 roll out dough until thin, about 1/16-inch, and cut into four large circles.
• 6 using your fingertips or a pastry brush, brush around edges of each circle with beaten egg.
• 7 spoon about 2-3 tablespoons of pumpkin mixture into centers of circles.
• 8 fold circles in half to cover mixture and seal the edges by crimping with a fork (dip fork in cold water each time to keep from sticking.) brush tops of pasties with remaining beaten egg and sprinkle with a little granulated sugar.
• 9 place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes in the center of oven until golden.
• 10 may be eaten warm or cold.