Libby's Pumpkin Apple Strudel

By Hklbrries

Note: The recipe title is Pumpkin APPLE strudel... but the recipe ingredients called for PEARS, not apples. I assume it tastes good with either of them... but I'm not sure if it's supposed to be called PEAR strudel... ;-)

Ingredients

• 2 cups (about 2 small) peeled, cored and diced pears
• 1 cup Libby's 100 percent Pure Pumpkin
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves
• 1/8 tsp ground ginger
• 2 sheets (17 1/4 ounce package) frozen puff pastry, thawed according to package directions, divided
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• Cinnamon-sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Combine pears, pumpkin, sugar, nuts, cinnamon, cloves and ginger in medium bowl. Spoon one-half of filling in center third of 1 pastry sheet.

Make downward slanting strips in outer sections of pastry (3/4 inch apart) starting about 1 inch away from top of pastry and side of filling, cutting to outside edges. Starting at top, alternately fold left and right side pastry strips over filling forming a braid. Seal at top and bottom of strudel. Place on ungreased rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with remaining filling and pastry sheet. Brush strudels with egg; sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and puffy. Serve warm.