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Pumpkin Cheesecake

Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:21:47 +0000

Ok, let’s get something straight here.

I love pumpkin.

I mean REALLY!!!

I LOVE PUMPKIN!

Pumpkin pie, pumpkin dip, pumpkin bread, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin soup…

I love it all.

And you know what else I love?

Cheesecake!

Perfect marriage…

WHAT YOU NEED:

for the crust -

1 cup crushed graham crackers

3/4 cup crushed gingersnap cookies

2 T brown sugar

1/3 cup melted butter

for the filling -

3 8 ounce packages cream cheese (at room temp)

1 15 ounce can pureed pumpkin

3 eggs

1/4 cup sour cream

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1 t vanilla extract

1 1/2 t pumpkin pie spice

1 T flour

WHAT TO DO:

Preheat your oven to 350 F degrees.

In a large bowl combine all the ingredients for the crust. Give it a mix and then press down into a springform pan (a regular pie pan will do if you don’t have one) and set aside.

Next get started on your filling. In a large mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add in your pumpkin, eggs, sour cream, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and flour.

Mix until well combined.

Pour into pie crust.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.

Turn off the oven and prop open the oven door and let the cheese cake sit in the oven for an additional hour. Be sure to keep the munchkins out of the kitchen during that time!

Then cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours before serving.

Top with whip cream and enjoy!!!

Fall Faves – Pumpkin Bread

Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:00:57 +0000

You all know how we love the pumpkin.

Pumpkin Pie.

Pumpkin Pancakes.

Pumpkin Coffee.

Pumpkin Anything.

Nothing makes the boys happier than getting off the bus…

To a batch of delicious warm pumpkin bread.

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 15 ounce can pumpkin puree

4 eggs

1 c vegetable oil

2/3 c water

3 c sugar

1 c brown sugar (divided)

3 1/2 c flour

2 t baking soda

1 t baking powder

1 1/2 t salt

1 t ground cinnamon

1 t ground nutmeg

1/2 t ground cloves

1/4 t ground ginger

1/2 t ground allspice

Optional:

chocolate chips

walnuts

pumpkin seeds

WHAT TO DO:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl combine pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil, water, sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Mix until blended.

In another bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger and allspice. Mix until well combined. Pour dry ingredients slowly into wet ingredients and mix until well combined.

Add in your desired mix ins. We usually do one with walnuts and one with chocolate chips.

Pour batter into 2 greased loaf pans. Sprinkle tops with remaining brown sugar.

Bake on 350 for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Pumpkin Pancakes

Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:00:51 +0000

As you know…

We’re kind of obsessed with pancakes around here.

We make them pretty much all.the.time.

But this glorious time of year reminds me to switch things up a bit.

Check out these bad boys.

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 ¾ c All Purpose Flour

3 1/2 t Baking Powder

¾ t Kosher salt

3/4 t cinnamon

1/2 t all spice

1/2 t ground nutmeg

3 T Granulated sugar

1 1/2 c Milk

1 large Egg

1 t Real Vanilla Extract

3/4 can real pumpkin puree

WHAT TO DO:

In a medium size bowl combine the dry ingredients. Make a well in the center and add in the egg, milk, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.

Fold in pumpkin puree being sure not to overmix, this will toughen the pancakes. Let your batter rest for 15 minutes before you cook them.

Preheat your frying pan to medium heat. You’ll know it’s hot enough when a drop of water skips along the surface. Melt a bit of butter on the pan.

Using a ladle drop about 1/3 cup batter onto your buttered pan for each pancake. When you see bubbles all over the top of the pancake, it’s time to flip. Flip only once and don’t press down on your pancake or they won’t be light and fluffy!

When the second side is browned pull them off and keep them warm under some tinfoil on a plate.

Top with butter and syrup or sprinkle with powdered sugar.