Description
This Pumpkin Spice Pull-Apart Bread is a delicious and easy-to-make treat, perfect for fall. Refrigerated biscuit dough is layered with pumpkin pie mix and a pumpkin spice-sugar mixture, then baked until golden brown. A simple glaze adds extra sweetness and flavor.
Ingredients
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For the Bread:
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, divided (1 teaspoon for the filling, 1/4 teaspoon for the glaze – if making)
- 2 (8-count) cans Pillsbury Grands! Refrigerated Biscuits (or similar large refrigerated biscuit dough)
- 3/4 cup canned pumpkin pie mix (not plain pumpkin puree)
For the Glaze (Optional):
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar (confectioners’ sugar)
- 2–3 teaspoons milk (whole, 2%, or skim)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat Oven and Prepare Pan: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Make Pumpkin Spice Sugar: In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon of the pumpkin pie spice. Stir well to combine. Set aside.
- Prepare Biscuits: Open the cans of refrigerated biscuits and separate the biscuits.
- Flatten and Fill Biscuits: Flatten out each biscuit with your hands or a rolling pin. Spread about 1 tablespoon of the pumpkin pie mix (not puree) on top of each flattened biscuit.
- Sprinkle with Spice Mixture: Sprinkle each filled biscuit with the prepared pumpkin spice-sugar mixture.
- Stack Biscuits: Stack the filled and sugared biscuits on top of each other to create four stacks of five biscuits each.
- Arrange in Loaf Pan: Carefully place the stacks of biscuits on their sides in the prepared loaf pan, arranging them in a row. The filled sides should be facing up and down, and the plain sides of the biscuits should be touching the ends of the pan.
- Bake: Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the biscuits are baked through and the top is a deep golden brown. If the top starts to brown too quickly, loosely tent the loaf pan with aluminum foil.
- Cool: Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Remove from Pan: Carefully remove the bread from the loaf pan and transfer it to a serving plate or cutting board.
- Make Glaze (Optional): While the bread is cooling slightly, make the glaze (if using). In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice until smooth. Add more milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until the glaze reaches your desired consistency.
- Glaze and Serve: Drizzle the glaze evenly over the warm pull-apart bread. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits: This recipe uses refrigerated biscuit dough as a shortcut. Pillsbury Grands! are recommended, but you can use other brands of large refrigerated biscuits.
- Pumpkin Pie Mix vs. Pumpkin Puree: It is crucial to use canned pumpkin pie mix, which is already sweetened and spiced, not plain pumpkin puree.
- Baking Time: The baking time may vary depending on your oven.
- Storage: Leftovers.