Pumpkin (Read 661 times)

Pumpkin Bread - Ingredients: 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice mixture* 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups sugar 3/4 cup vegetable oil 3 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 cups fresh pumpkin mashed up (canned will do) Directions: - Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Prep the baking pans with: butter and flour, nonstick cooking spray, paper cupcake liners or parchment paper. - Mix or sift the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together. - In a separate bowl, mix the sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Combine both mixtures and fold in the mashed pumpkin. Once the ingredients are all incorporated, pour into a 9 by 5 by 3-inch loaf pan or muffin tins. - Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes for a loaf, 30-35 minutes for muffins. A knife or toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf should come out clean. - Cool for 15 minutes and turn out onto a cooling rack. *My spice mixture includes cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, candied ginger and orange zest

I would half and half the flours if you were to do it. You can also sub out half the oil with the same volume of apple sauce. Banana bread? I don't usually follow a recipe, but what I do looks about like this - 1 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 stick butter, melted 1/3 cup white sugar 1/3 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1-2 cups bananas, overripe, mushy nasty in glop and pieces Optional - (any or all at once) 1/4 cup yogurt 1/2 cup nuts or pine nuts 1 cup chocolate chips (extra dark of course) 1/4 cup jam or marmalade Bake at 350f until chestnut brown and knife comes out clean.

Ooh, I would think yogurt in banana bread would be really good--I've never thought of doing that! One of these days I need to make a big batch of heating pad yogurt, again! k

je ne sais quoi

I don't know what, either...

Olives are vegetables

Olives are actually fruits.

Oh, Trent, you have just become my new hero!! I worship pumpkin!! It doesn't matter what it is...pumpkin pie, muffins, icecream, cookies, bread, soup (yes, soup...great recipe from zoom-zoom), I LOVE PUMPKIN!!! I'm going to make this today! Any BTW, Kirsten, I have a great recipe for banana bread and it uses only whole wheat flour, not white. I'll dig it up & post it or call you later with it. Eryn