Sue's Diner: Pumpkin Roll

If you'd like to serve a  pumpkin dessert for your Thanksgiving dinner that isn't pie, we have a good one to share with you today.

And we're sharing it early in case you want a couple weeks to practice it, especially for those who've never made a cake rol).

This week's recipe is "Pumpkin Roll," which Sarah submitted for the BryonySeries cookbook Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from "Bryony." 

Here is an excerpt from Bryony that puts the recipe in context:

Steve arrived at the cottage early Thanksgiving morning, and Brian was up to meet him. Together, they babysat the turkey and prepared side dishes. Brian even set the table.

Melissa spent the morning reading and trying not to think about vampires. Her mother finished a story. The smell of food reached Melissa’s nose long before Brian announced dinner. In amazement, Melissa gazed at the festive table Brian had laid: lace tablecloth, her mother’s real silverware, and even a centerpiece of autumn leaves. Just last summer Brian scorned napkins. Gracing the table, in addition to the turkey, was a medley of roasted vegetables that included regular and sweet potatoes, cornbread, baking powder biscuits, and a salad Brian had tossed with a special dressing he made. Yesterday, her mother had prepared trifle and her traditional pumpkin log with cream cheese filling. The table looked so good no one wanted to touch it.

No one, that is, except Brian. “I mean, we made all this food to eat, right?”

Try this recipe on the Sue's Diner page on the BryonySeries website. 

But try the recipe this week. It will be gone some time next week. A new recipe will take it's place. 

All proceeds from Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from "Bryony." are donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties

If you have any troubleshooting questions or comments, email us at bryonyseries@gmail.com. 

By the way, Sue's Diner is only real in the BryonySeries world. But didn't Timothy do a great job making the page look like a real menu at a vintage diner?

Here is the full diner page: bryonyseries.com/sue-s-diner. You can't really order, of course (wouldn't it be great if you could?).

For more BryonySeries recipes, check out our three cookbooks at our BryonySeries bryonyseries.com/general-store.