Friday, October 29, 2010

Pumpkin Fritters

Pumpkin Fritters
From: Allrecipes.com

I liked these...Miles liked these and ate quite a few.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups vegetable oil for frying

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, combine pumpkin, egg, flour, baking powder, curry powder, and salt. Mix until smooth.
  2. Heat oil in a deep saucepan to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Drop batter by spoonfuls into hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, and serve immediately.

Barb's Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Barb's Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
From: Allrecipes.com

Really liked these! Didn't taste the pumpkin very much..the chocolate chips overpowered it...but still very good!

Ingredients

  • 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 cups canned pumpkin puree
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, sugar, salt and nutmeg. In a separate bowl, beat together pumpkin, eggs and water. Stir pumpkin mixture into flour mixture; beat until well blended. Fold in chocolate chips.
  3. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Seeds

Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Seeds

From: All recipes.com

I didn't think I would like this one because of the hot pepper sauce...but this one was really good too!!!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pumpkin seeds, rinsed and dried
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 drops hot pepper sauce

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a baking pan with aluminum foil.
  2. Stir together the pumpkin seeds and butter in a bowl. Add the salt, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and hot pepper sauce; stir. Spread the seeds in a single layer on the baking pan.
  3. Bake in preheated oven until crispy, about 45 minutes.

Caramelized Spicy Pumpkin Seeds

Caramelized Spicy Pumpkin Seeds
From: Allrecipes.com

These are very good...I really liked them!

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 2 cups raw whole pumpkin seeds, washed and dried
  • cooking spray
  • 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together 3 tablespoons of sugar, the cumin, cinnamon, ginger, and cayenne pepper, and set aside.
  3. Place the pumpkin seeds on the prepared baking sheet, spray them with cooking spray, and sprinkle with salt to taste. Bake the seeds in the preheated oven until lightly golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
  4. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, and stir in the toasted pumpkin seeds along with 2 tablespoons of sugar. Cook and stir the seeds until the sugar forms a coating on the seeds, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir the caramelized seeds into the bowl of sugar-spice mixture, toss to coat, and let cool.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Dishpan Cookies

Dishpan Cookies
From: Have had for years

Mix well together:
2 cups white sugar
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups oil

Add to that:
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla

Add:
4 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Then add:
1 1/2 cups oats
4 cups corn flakes
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Drop by teaspoon fulls onto a baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.