The Worlds best Pumpkin Roll

Ok so I know it has been way too long since I posted last, and I am so sorry for that. But we have had Thanksgiving and oh I must not forget the wonderful gift that was giving to our family after that wonderful day. That gift my friends was a beautiful cold, and it was so nice that it didn't just bless me, oh no. It Blessed Jeff, and better than that it Blessed our little one too. So needless to say, I haven't been quite up to blogging. I am so sorry to keep you all waiting for something new, ok so I just said that as if their are people out there holding their breath just waiting for some little meaningful thought from my meaningless blog.
Here is a wonderful recipe that I have been using for several years, and it is so wonderful.  I am going to give you the exact recipe and then I will give you the changes that I make. As you will find out as you follow this blog, I never follow a recipe exactly, I always make some changes.  I learned to cook from a dear sweet southern girl, who doesn't measure much and adds things hear and there to make a recipe taste better. You will find that because that is the example I had, that is how I cook.

Pumpkin Roll

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

2/3 cup pumpkin

1 tsp lemon juice

3/4 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp ginger or nutmeg

1/2 tsp salt

Beat eggs on high for 5 minutes. Stir in sugar. Fold in Pumpkin and remaining ingredients. Spread in well greased cookie sheet 15x10x1 inch  Top with nuts (optional)

Bake @ 375 for 15 minutes

Turn out onto towel that is dusted with powdered sugar and roll up tightly. let cool

Filling

1 cup powdered sugar

1 8 oz cream cheese

4 Tbsp Butter or Margarine

1/2 tsp vanilla

Beat filling till smooth. Spread on cake, rol up and refrigerate.

I don't use nuts on it, and I substitute 4 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice for the cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.  I did try using parchment paper lining the bottom of the cookie sheet and then greasing that too. Don't do it, when I did it last year it stuck to the cake very badly and tore the cake.

I hope you enjoy.