Cinnamon Roll Pie Crust

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Fill this beauty with pumpkin Pie Filling....delightful!

  • 20 mins
  • 55 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crust
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 large egg white plus 1 teaspoon water, beaten
  • Pumpkin Pie Filling
  • 1 1/2 c pumpkin (canned or fresh cooked & cooled)
  • 1 2/3 c milk or 370 ml Carnation evaporated
  • 2 eggs slightly beaten
  • 2/3 c flour
  • 1/8 tsp salt1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ginger

Preparation

Step 1

1 Preheat oven according to directions for the pie you choose to make. Unroll pie crust on a lightly floured surface. Brush with butter and sprinkle evenly with cinnamon. Roll up tightly and slice into 1/2-inch rounds, like miniature cinnamon rolls.
2 Press miniature cinnamon rolls, flat side down, evenly into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch glass pie plate, making sure there are no spaces between the rolls. Brush pie crust lightly with egg white/water mixture.
3 Prepare your pie filling as directed and pour into prepared pie crust. Bake pie as directed; let cool on a cooling rack, and serve.
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3. Blend all pumpkin pie filling ingredients. Pour into the shell. Bake @ 425F for 10 minutes. Reduce oven heat to 325F for 35 minutes. Insert clean knife into center. If clean when removed, you pie is finished. :)