SWIRLING SPIRALS!

pumpkin spice!
pumpkin spice!
pumpkin spice!
that's that betelgeuse/candyman jauns.
i'm summoning up the spirits of cinnamon and cloves...
and nutmeg, and ginger, and allspice, too.
mmhmmm.
october is really good for bringing up all of that to the forefront,
every single minute of each and every one of these thirty-one days.
luckily, those flavors are effing delicious.
and if nothing else, i give one heck of a sh!t about delicious flavors.
so,
i took all that pumplestiltskin magic and added in that deep dark delightfulness.
hmm?
oh, you know-
chocolate.
yeah!!
chocolate and pumpkin and chocolate chips, swirled up together in one place,
to create hypnotic whorls of autumnal happiness.
that's real, neighbors.
check the teleport:

SWIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRLS!!
yup.
the chocolate chips are just big enough to break up the consistency of
these otherwise very soft and supple spin-move circles.
mmmmmm.
you wanna make some of these in the relative comfort of your house?
you do??
alright.
here's the recipe-
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PUMPKIN-COCOA SPIRALS
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preheat your oven to 375℉
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in a medium bowl, cream up:
1 stick (8T) vegan earth balance butter;
1/4 cup brown sugar;
1/2 tsp salt;
3/4 raw sugar;
1 tsp vanilla;
stir in 3/4 cup pumpkin;
when thoroughly mixed, add:
2 1/4 cups flour;
1 tsp baking soda;
1 tsp baking powder;
1/3 cup mini dark chocolate chips;
cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cloves.
(you may need to add agave or maple syrup to soften the dough if it's dry.
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mix that well, and reserve approx 1/3 dough.
roll out the remaining 2/3 into a rectangle about 1/4" high.
now, add 3 T cocoa to the last batch, and get it all sorts of extra cocoa-y.
roll that out into a thinner same-sized rectangle, arrange iot on top,
and roll 'em up.
refrigerate the roll for ten minutes,
then slice it into 1/4' thick discs, and bake them for 13 minutes...
BAM!
that's all there is to it.
it's actually pretty simple, too.
if you're about that pumpkin spice , and you like chocolate,
you're probably gonna be psyched af about these.
i know i am, man.
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ANYway,
i've got tons and tons to do before i head on down
to connecticut to celebrate berfday times tomorrow.
yup.
i've got old-A* kids, because i'm an old-A* man,
and they need the big action activation every bit as much as i do.
seriously, though.
harvest is about to be seventeen,
and that's a crazy notion to get my head around.
that just seems inconceivable, y'know?
time travel is a real sunovab!tch, man.
huh?
well, yes,
it IS a long trip and a lot of driving,
but family togetherness is essential to successful living, man.
that's a real thing.
it's also the right thing.
if you have the chance to make somebody you care about feel special,
and you don't do it?
you're an A*-hole,
and there's no place for you at the table, bro.
be good to your peoples, and be good to yourself.
try it out.
you just might like what you find;
never quiet, never soft.....