Pumpkin’s…It’s that time of year again

Simple Pumpkin Bread or Muffins

Pumpkin Soup with Curry

Roasted Pumpkin & Wild Rice

Pumpkins are a symbol of Autumn they are great to decorate and fun to cook with this time of year…

Easy Pumpkin Bread (or muffins)

Preheat oven to 350°F. (bake 50-60 minutes for loaf or 20-25 minutes for muffins)

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 water
• 1/2 teaspoon of each (cinnamon, nutmeg, all spice)
• walnuts (optional)
  Sift together flour, salt, sugar, and baking soda.
  In a separate bowl combine pumpkin, oil, eggs, water, and 1/2 teaspoon each of cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.
  Combine all the ingredients but, do not mix too thoroughly. Stir in 1/2 cup walnuts (optional).
  Pour into a well-buttered 9x5x3 inch loaf pan or in muffin cups & bake.

Curried Pumpkin Soup- serves 6-8

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons curry powder
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 1 (29 ounce can) pumpkin
• 1 1/2 cups half and half
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• salt & pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds (optional)

Melt butter over medium heat, stir in curry & flour and stir until smooth & bubbling. slowly whisk in broth and cook until soup thickens. Stir in pumpkin & half and half. Season with soy sauce, sugar, salt & pepper.

if adding the pumpkin seeds- Bake at 375 for 10 minutes or until brown then sprinkle over soup

Roasted Pumpkin and Wild Rice-serves 6

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees

• 3 cups peeled, seeded and diced pumpkin cubes
• 12 small red onions peeled or 6 large ones
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• salt & pepper to taste

In a baking sheet toss the above ingredients & roast for about 45 minutes until pumpkin is soft. Set aside to cool.

• Wild Rice- make 2 cups according to package & mix in pumpkin and onions

The Dressing- put the below in a food processor & blend then pour over rice & pumpkins & serve warm

• 1/3 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/3 cup cilantro
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoon water
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• salt & pepper to taste

Enjoy!!