Thursday, October 16, 2008

Pumpkin Pancakes from Susette T
1 cup flour
1 Tbs. Sugar
2 tsp. Baking powder
½ tsp. Salt
½ tsp. Cinnamon
2 eggs separated
1 cup milk
¾ cup canned pumpkin
2 Tbs. Vegetable oil

Combine dry ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the egg yolks, milk, pumpkin, and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moist. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into batter.



Vanilla Cream Syrup from Susette T
4 cups sugar
2 cups karo syrup
1 cup water
2tsp. Cinnamon

Boil these ingredients together. Fold in 2 cups heavy whipping cream and serve over pancakes.






Pumpkin Dessert from Brittany H
1 ¾ cup flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup butter, cut into small pieces
1 cup nuts, chopped
2 cups canned pumpkin
1 (14 oz.) Can sweetened condensed milk
2 eggs
1 tsp. Cinnamon
½ tsp. Ground allspice
½ tsp. Salt

Preheat oven 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly, Stir in nuts. Reserve 1 cup mixture, press remainder firmly on bottom and halfway up sides of 9 x 13 inch baking dish. In a large bowl combine pumpkin, condensed milk, eggs, cinnamon, allspice and salt; pour into pan. Top with remaining crumble mixture. Bake 55 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Serve with whip cream


Yellow Cake with Pumpkin from Stephanie B
1 (18 oz.) yellow box cake mix
1 cup canned pumpkin
¼ cup water
2 tbs. Vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 large egg white
6 oz. nonfat lemon, banana, or vanilla yogurt
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9 inch cake pan with cooking spray and flour lightly. In a large mixing bowl combine cake mix, pumpkin, water, oil eggs, egg white, and yogurt. Beat until smooth 1 to 2 minutes. Pour batter into the cake pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. About 20 minutes. Cool and frost.



Pumpkin Soup from Lisa B
3 Tbs. Butter
1 small onion chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 Tbs. Brown sugar
1 tsp. Water
14 oz. Chicken broth
15 oz. Pumpkin
1 ½ cups half and half
Cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste

Sauté onion and garlic in butter add brown sugar and water. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes. Blend in a blender in small amounts if hot or let cool. Return to pot and add pumpkin, half and half and seasoning and warm.



Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies from Paula E
1 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 cups pumpkin
2 tsp. Cinnamon
2 tsp. Nutmeg
5 -5 ½ cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Soda
2 tsp. Vanilla
1 cup nuts (optional)
1 large bag chocolate chips

Cream together shortening, sugar, eggs, pumpkin, & vanilla. Add flour cinnamon nutmeg, baking powder, salt and baking soda and mix well. Fold in nuts and chocolate chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 13 -14 minutes.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

It was a great time in Denver with Mom and us Sister's. We missed having Cindy and Jamie with us. That is the only thing that would have made it any better. We enjoyed a day at the temple with Uncle Clarence. We have a Great family and it is always enjoyable to spend time with them.