Sephardic Pumpkin Strudels

These coiled pumpkin strudels are a popular Greek-Jewish dessert. They’re traditionally served at Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot: their spiral shape symbolizes the cycle of life and the ascent of the soul into heaven. There’s a more practical reason for serving rodanchas in the fall: this is when calabazas (the squash used for making rodanchas) are harvested. This recipe comes from my great-aunt Lily Modiano, who found when she moved to America that canned pumpkin could be substi