Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins

Ingredients
1 2/3 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin spice
2 eggs
1 cup pumpkin
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup small semi sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1.grease muffin tins or line muffin pans with paper bake cups / set aside

2. combine dry ingredients in bowl/ set aside

3. mix in separate bowl melted butter, pumpkin, eggs

4. combine the dry ingredients with pumpkin mixture/ mix until blended, fold in chocolate chips

5. fill cups 2/3 full, bake 350, 20-25 mins. do not overcook

excellent right out of oven


Sunday, November 1, 2009

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds.

INGREDIENTS
.one medium sized pumpkin
.salt
.olive oil

METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 400 F. cut open the pumpkin and use a strong metal spoon to scoop out
the insides. Separate the seeds from the stringy core. Rinse the seeds.

2. In a small saucepan, add the seeds to water, about 2 cups of water to every half cup of seeds.
Add a half tablespoon of salt for every cup of water (more if you like seeds saltier). Bring to a boil. Let simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and drain.

3. Spread about a tablespoon of olive oil over the bottom of a roasting pan. spread the seeds out over the roasting pan, all in one layer. Bake on the top rack until the seeds begin to brown. 10-20 minutes. When browned to your satisfaction, remove from the oven and let the pan cool on a rack. Let the seeds cool all the way down before eating. Either crack to remove the inner seed or eat whole.

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Karen's Favorite Pumpkin Spice Cake

3/4 cups butter softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 nutmeg

Cream together butter, sugar, eggs and set aside.
Mix puree, buttermilk, and vanilla and set aside.
Mix all dry ingredients together.

Combine all ingredients together in thirds, blending until smooth.
Bake in 3-8inch parchment lined cake pans
Bake 35-40 mins. in 350 oven

cool and frost with pumpkin cream cheese frosting

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting
1-8oz. cream cheese softened
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup butter softened
1 Tablespoon orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
add 4 cups powdered sugar