APRICOT HONEY GLAZED CARROTS / decorative holiday deliciousnesss
Preheat oven to 350°. Start by cleaning the carrots and peeling them with a vegetable peeler. Place them on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Drizzle with olive oil. Brush them with the apricot honey balsamic glaze. Roast them. Serve them dressed with goat cheese, toasted pine nuts, and fresh thyme.
GLAZE Mix apricot jam, honey, dried thyme, salt, pepper, balsamic in a small bowl.
PUMPKIN PIE TWISTS / a nice riff on Pumpkin pie
To make these easy Pumpkin Pie Twists, simply:
PRE-STEP: Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Line sheet with parchment paper or silicon baking mat. Set aside.
STEP 1: Unroll crescent dough and lay down as 4 rectangles on prepared baking sheet.
STEP 2: Spread pumpkin onto 2 of the rectangles.
STEP 3: Place the other 2 rectangles on top of the pumpkin. Press edges together.
STEP 4: Brush melted butter on top of rectangles. Sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice.
STEP 5: Using a pizza cutter, cut both rectangles into 6 strips.
STEP 6: Twist each strip a few times and sprinkle with remaining pumpkin pie spice. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
MAKE CREAM CHEESE ICING:
STEP 7: In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract.
STEP 8: Fill a zip-lock bag with cream cheese icing, lock it shut and snip off a corner of the bag. Ice tops of each pumpkin pie twist and enjoy. Simply throw the bag away when finished..