Showing posts with label pumpkins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pumpkins. Show all posts

Friday, October 26, 2012

Pumpkin Bread: 2 Ways

Sad as I am to say goodbye to summer’s bounty (especially the tomatoes…), there is considerable consolation in the foods that fall has to offer. Like pumpkins! Although I grew up carving them, not eating them, I have since come to appreciate pumpkin’s hearty, sweet flavor which is good in both sweet and savory forms.

The recipe for this quick batter bread is from one of my favorite cookbooks, Recipes From The Root Cellar. I doubled it and made one loaf with almonds and one loaf with chunks of crystallized ginger – had I had them on hand, I might have added mini chocolate chips to one of the loaves, too. Mmmmm, chocolate….

Pumpkin almond and pumpkin ginger breads just out of the oven by Eve Fox, Garden of Eating blog, copyright 2011

The result is gooood. A sweet, rich, moist loaf with just the right amount of spice and flavor. Excellent plain and even better toasted and spread with butter (or Earth Balance) or some cream cheese.

Pumpkin bread by Eve Fox, Garden of Eating blog, copyright 2011

This recipe calls for butter but if you don’t eat dairy, there are many others out there that use oil instead of butter. I used canned pumpkin but you can also use leftover squash purees (and the more the better if they’re already flavored or spiced) or make your own pumpkin puree if you’ve got the time. If you do that, just remember to seek out a pumpkin that is meant for eating like the sugar pie pumpkin below — the ones meant for carving would taste really gross!

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Cozy Fall Cooking: Try These Pumpkin Recipes

It wouldn’t be fall without pumpkins—and those orange globes are for way more than just decoration. Try some creative pumpkin recipes this season, and you’ll become addicted to the rich, fabulous flavors.

Homemade Pumpkin Pie

Make from-scratch pumpkin pie with your own pumpkin purée—it’s easier than you think! Make it even better by creating a super-flaky crust with these tips for the perfect pie crust.

Pumpkin Butter

Have you tried homemade apple butter? YUM. Take that flavor and amp it up a bit by whipping up a batch of pumpkin butter. Start out with one of the best pumpkin varieties for cooking, and you can’t go wrong. With your pumpkin butter, you can make Pumpkin Butter Cake, Pumpkin Milkshakes, and Pumpkin Bread (recipes all included in the above link).

Flavor-Packed Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Don’t toss those pumpkin seeds when you’re carving or cooking your pumpkins! Instead, spice up and roast your seeds for a simple snack. This link will take you to recipes for sweet, spicy and zingy pumpkin seeds.

Happy fall!

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