Showing posts with label pumpkin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pumpkin. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Infamous O Face Pumpkin Bread

O Face Pumpkin Bread

3 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
3 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
2/3 cup water
2 cups pumpkin

Sift dry ingredients together. Mix pumpkin, water, oil and eggs together. Pour into dry mixture and mix well. Pour into 2 greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 1 hr 15 min, or until toothpick inserted in middle of loaf comes out clean. Cool before removing them from the pans.

Frosted Pumpkin Drop Cookies

Frosted Pumpkin Drops
1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 cup pumpkin
1 egg1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped dates (optional)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Cream together butter & sugar. Add pumpkin, egg & vanilla - beat well.
Mix dry ingredients together. Add to creamed mixture.
Stir in dates/nuts.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes or until golden. Cool & spread with frosting.

Frosting
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
3 Tbsp butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla

Combine brown sugar, milk & butter.
Bring to a boil and cook 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and cool.
Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 (15oz) can pumpkin
3 cups flour
3 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp all-spice
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 bag or more chocolate chips (I use mini choc chips)

Mix oil, eggs and pumpkin
Add remaining ingredients and mix until smooth
Bake at 325 for 20-25 minutes

This makes a huge batch of mini- muffins, about 5 pans worth. Adjust your bake time for regular size muffins.

The reipe can easily be done in half if you don't need so many muffins. :)