Pumpkin Recipes, Learning Contentment etc.

(Pumpkin Bran Muffins and Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes Recipes below)

 

In this video I share a simple inexpensive meal that my children love, three ways to use pumpkin that hides the taste of pumpkin (I don't like pumpkin! Recipes below), two tips for when you don't have enough space, some thoughts on contentment and a look at what's happening in our house at the moment.

Pumpkin Bran Muffins
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
11/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

2 cups mashed cooked pumpkin

3 cups bran

2 cups flour

Preaheat oven to 350F or 180C. In large bowl, beat eggs; add sugar, oil, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin. Beat  well. Add bran, flour, and raisins. Stir until well blended. Spoon into greased muffin tins and bake for 20 minutes. Yields 21/2 dozen.

(My husband reckons these taste a bit like speculaas! This makes a lot, so the first time I halved the recipe to make sure we liked them.)

Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes

2 cups flour

4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 tblsp sugar

2 cups milk

1tblsp butter, melted

1 cup mashed pumpkin

2 eggs, separated

In large bowl, sift dry ingredients. In blender, mix milk, butter, pumpkin, and egg yolks. (You can do it without a blender, but a blender does get out any lumps of pumpkin!). Stir into dry ingredients. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold in at last. Ladle into hot greased skillet. When bubbly around edges, flip over. Cook until done.