Pumpkin And Cranberries With Rice

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 2 red onions, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked brown rice
• 3 cups water
• 1 small pumpkin - peeled, seeded, and cut into small cubes
• 1 (14 ounce) can chili beans, drained
• 7 ounces dried cranberries
• 1 1/2 cubes vegetable bouillon
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives, or to taste
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• heat sunflower oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. saute onions in hot oil until golden, 5 to 10 minutes. add rice to onions and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• stir water, pumpkin, beans, cranberries, and vegetable bouillon into rice mixture. bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. pour rice mixture into a large baking dish and cover with aluminum foil.
• bake in the preheated oven until water is absorbed and rice is tender, about 45 minutes. stir chives into rice mixture and season with salt and pepper.

Pumpkin Cheese Bread I

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 4 eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) can canned pumpkin puree
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• in a large mixing bowl, cream together sugar, cream cheese and margarine. add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. blend in pumpkin; mixing until completely incorporated. combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, baking powder and cloves. mix the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture; stirring just until moistened. fold in the walnuts. divide the batter evenly between the two pans.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean. let cool in the pans for 5 minutes then remove from pans to cool completely on a wire rack.

velvety pumpkin soup with blue cheese and bacon

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (15 ounce) cans pumpkin
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 shallot, minced
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon spice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 6 slices bacon
• 1 cup crumbled blue cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• stir together the pumpkin, chicken stock, half-and-half, shallot, molasses, butter, spice, salt, and cayenne pepper in a large stockpot over low heat; simmer 10 minutes.
• meanwhile, place bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and cook until crispy; remove to paper towels to drain, then cool and crumble.
• ladle soup into bowls. top with bacon and blue cheese.

Pumpkin Bread Vi

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1 cup pumpkin puree

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• mix together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, allspice and nutmeg. in a large bowl, beat together vegetable oil, brown sugar, eggs, orange juice and pumpkin. stir flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until just combined. pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

cranberry pumpkin muffins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup canned unsweetened pumpkin puree
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup dried, sweetened cranberries

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). grease or place paper muffin cups in a 12 cup muffin tin.
• mix the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg together in a mixing bowl.
• beat the canned pumpkin, eggs, butter, buttermilk, and vanilla together in another large mixing bowl. gradually beat in the flour mixture until well blended. stir in the dried cranberries until evenly blended. spoon batter into muffin tins about 3/4 full.
• bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. 3 minutes before turning out from pan. serve warm or at room temperature.

high-protein torte

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (19 ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed
• 4 eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 cup splenda (or sugar)
• 2 tablespoons maple sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons spice
• 6 ounces whipped cream cheese
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 1/4 cup walnut halves

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees. in a blender or food processor, combine chickpeas and eggs until smooth. add pumpkin, splenda, syrup, baking powder and spice; process again until smooth.
• spray a round cake pan with oil. fill with batter. bake until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 60 minutes. cool. (be sure the cake is completely cool before removing it from the pan, because it is very soft.)
• combine cream cheese and powdered sugar. spread over top and sides of cake. decorate with mandarin oranges and walnuts.

Nutty Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• in a large bowl, beat softened butter and cream cheese until well blended.
• add powdered sugar and vanilla. beat until creamy and add chopped nuts. spread on cooled cake.