Savory Pumpkin Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (398 ml) can pumpkin puree
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon
• 1/2 cup uncooked rice or 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
• 1/2 cup water
• 250 g feta cheese, crumbled
• 150 g monterey jack pepper cheese, grated
• 3 beaten eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon chili oil (optional)
• 1 (454 g) package phyllo dough
• 1/4 cup olive oil, and melted butter, mixed together
• 1 -2 tablespoon sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 saute onions in butter or olive oil. add pumpkin, spice mix (make your own - 4 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ginger, 1/2 tsp allspice, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, & 1/2 tsp cloves mixed together, & store in airtight container), boullion, rice or quinoa, and water. cover and cook for approximately 10 minutes, stirring regularly. may use cooked rice or quinoa - just omit water & heat through. remove from heat.
• 2 stir in cheeses, eggs, and chili oil. cool mixture completely.
• 3 cut phyllo dough into thirds, lenghtwise. fold each section in half and brush each sheet with oil & butter mixture. keep dough sheets stacked so they don't dry out (keep remaining dough in plastic bag).
• 4 place approximately 1 tablespoon of mixture onto a sheet of dough, and roll up, tucking in ends.
• 5 place on baking stone or cookie sheet. sprinkle with sesame seeds. bake according to phyllo dough box (375 - 400f for 15 - 20 min or until golden).
• 6 enjoy!
• 7 note: these can be frozen prior to baking.