After visiting my parents, we ended up going home with a pumpkin. Isn't it interesting how you sometimes get sent home with something unexpected? Apparently, the school gave my mom a pumpkin, and she couldn't get anyone else at school to take it. She also didn't really know what to do with a pumpkin. So we got suckered into taking it. Initially, James wasn't so happy about it, but after tasting this pumpkin bread, he sang a new tune! I'd never really worked with pumpkin before (except once, a long time ago - actually the first post on this blog!), so I figured I'd start with something pretty easy. In fact, I simply took a banana bread recipe and tweaked it for pumpkin.
How should I use the rest of the pumpkin? Share your ideas in the comments!
Pumpkin Spice Muffins
by CJ HuangPrep time:
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Yield: 24 muffins
Materials:
| Mass | Weight | Volume | Number | Material | Notes |
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| 1 teaspoon | allspice, ground | ||||
| 4 teaspoons | cinnamon | ||||
| 1 teaspoon | cloves, ground | ||||
| 3 | eggs | ||||
| 2 cups | flour | I used half whole wheat and half white. | |||
| 1 teaspoon | ginger, powdered | ||||
| 1/2 teaspoon | nutmeg, grated | ||||
| 1 teaspoon | baking soda | ||||
| 1/4 teaspoon | baking powder | ||||
| 1/2 teaspoon | salt | ||||
| 3 cups | pumpkin, puréed | ||||
| 1/2 cup | sugar | ||||
| 1/4 cup | oil | I used butter. | |||
| 1 teaspoon | vanilla | ||||
| 1/2 cup | walnuts, chopped |
Methods:
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1. Gather all materials. |
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2. Form Wet Team by mixing eggs, pumpkin, oil, sugar, and walnuts. |
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3. Form Dry Team by combining flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices. |
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4. Combine Wet Team and Dry Team. |
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5. Pour batter into muffin tins and bake at 350F for 15 minutes. |
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6. Or use a loaf pan! (Bake for 55 minutes.) |
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These look wonderful and I am definitely going to make them in the next few days with my kids for Halloween. Thanks for linking up with "Try a New Recipe Tuesday." I hope you will be able to join us again this week.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy them! Let me know what the kiddos think too. :)
ReplyDeletePumpkin is so much more than jack-o-lanterns! Thanks for joining the What's for Dinner party. I look forward to what delicious treats you'll bring this week - Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteAgreed! So much you can do with pumpkins of all kinds. :)
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