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Pumpkin Roll Chemistry

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Leaves are turning an array orange, red, and yellow and beginning to fall. The weathers getting cooler, coats are coming out, and holidays are near. During the fall my family and I love to spend time together to bake everything from pies to cookies to donuts. The very first thing I learned how to make is a pumpkin roll. Baking a pumpkin roll is my favorite thing to bake all you have to do is gather the ingredients, mix them all together to bake and then serve them. A pumpkin roll consist of two parts the cake and the filling. When baking a pumpkin roll the first thing you should do is head to your local grocery store and gather all the ingredients.
To bake the cake you need the following ingredients:
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle …show more content…

After all the ingredients are measured, preheat the oven to 375° F. Next, get a 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan, grease it well and line it with wax paper. The wax paper must be greased and have flour to ensure the cake does not stick to the paper. Moreover you will need a thin, moist cotton kitchen towel sprinkled with a layer of powdered sugar. To begin with, combine the dry ingredients, including flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Stir the mixture until all the dry ingredients are fully mixed. Secondly, combine the eggs and granulated sugar in a large mixer bowl until mixture is thick. Then add the canned pumpkin in the large bowl with the eggs and sugar. Mix the dry ingredients in the large bowl with the rest of the ingredients. By now the baking process is half way through. Pour the mixture on the greased pan with the wax paper. At this time if you would like nuts in your cake you may sprinkle them on the mixture. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes.) When the cake is finished immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Be sure the towel has enough powdered sugar when rolling up the cake so it will not stick. Carefully peel off the wax paper

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