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BAKED PUMPKIN BITES and CURRIED PUMPKIN PEANUT SOUP

07 Saturday Nov 2015

Posted by Ceri Wilkin in muffins, Recipes, Soup

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Add Another Place Setting, breakfast, brunch, dinner, easy, Fall, Junior League of Northwest Arkansas, maple syrup, peanut butter, pumpkin, quick

My oldest son had requested pumpkin bread, and on one busy morning, it was quicker, easier and more convenient to bake little muffins that would cook quickly and allow me to have them on the table before everyone went their separate ways. I used the leftover canned pumpkin to make soup the next night for dinner.

pumpkins on the front porch

pumpkins on the front porch

BAKED PUMPKIN BITES

baked pumkin bites

3/4 cup pumpkin puree

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup milk

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 3/4 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup powdered sugar

1/3 cup maple syrup

1/4 cup sugar

Heat oven to 350F. Line 24 mini muffin cups with liners. Combine pumpkin, brown sugar, milk, oil, egg and vanilla in a large bowl, stir to blend. Add flour, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg and salt, stir until just combined (I added chocolate chips to half of the batter). Scoop heaping tablespoonfuls into prepared muffin cups.

Bake for 12 minutes or until toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool in pans for 5 minutes. Remove to wire rack.

Combine powdered sugar and maple syrup in small bowl, microwave on high for 30 seconds. Stir to blend. Dip tops of muffins into syrup mixture. Let stand until mixture is set.

Meanwhile, combine sugar and remaining 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle muffins with cinnamon sugar mixture.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Halloween Food, Fun and Crafts, 2015

CURRIED PUMPKIN PEANUT SOUP

curried pumpkin peanut soup

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 onion, chopped

1 apple, peeled and chopped

3 tablespoon curry powder

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

2 cups canned pumpkin

2 cups chicken broth

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 cup chicken broth

1 cup half-of-half

1/2 cup chopped peanuts

Heat oil in a pot and stir in the onion. Cook, covered, until the onion is tender. Stir in the apple and cook, covered until the apple is tender. Stir in the curry powder and peanut butter. Add the pumpkin and mix well. Stir in the 2 cups of broth, the salt and cayenne pepper. Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Stir in the remaining 1 cup broth and the half-of-half. Cook until heated through. Adjust seasonings to taste. Ladle into serving bowls and top with peanuts.

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Add Another Place Setting, 2008

https://www.juniorleaguenwa.org/?nd=store_detail…id=5…

 

APPLE ORCHARD CAKE

26 Monday Nov 2012

Posted by Ceri Wilkin in Dessert

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apple orchard cake, Junior League of Northwest Arkansas, snack

This Apple Orchard Cake was absolutely delicious – so good in fact, that I baked and delivered it to a friend for her birthday
I appreciated that the ingredients were few and readily available, and loved that it was quick and easy to make. The batter will be thick, but the resulting cake is wonderfully textured, moist and flavorful.

APPLE ORCHARD CAKE

1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups chopped peeled apples
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Beat the oil and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and beat for 2 minutes. Add the flour, salt, baking soda and vanilla and mix well. Fold in the apples and pecans. Pour into a greased and floured 9 by 13-inch baking pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes. Increase the temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 15 minutes longer. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Cut into squares when cool.
Makes 12 servings.
Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Add Another Place Setting, Published by the Junior League of Northwest Arkansas, 2008, Page 27
https://www.juniorleaguenwa.org/?nd=store_detail…

CHEWY BROWNIES

02 Tuesday Oct 2012

Posted by Ceri Wilkin in Dessert

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bar, brownies, chewy, Cub Scouts, delicious, fudgy, Junior League of Northwest Arkansas, moist, most requested recipe, rich, snack

I first made these for a Cub Scout committee meeting my husband was hosting at our house, and then for my Uncle, who was visiting from New Zealand. These are some of the richest, most delicious brownies I have ever tasted – they are moist and fudgy and perfect! They were loved by adults and children alike, and I believe the recipe for these Chewy Brownies has been one of my most requested ever.

CHEWY BROWNIES

1 cup (2 sticks) butter
6 tablespoons baking cocoa
2 cups sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup of chopped nuts (optional) (I added chocolate chips instead of nuts)

Combine the butter and baking cocoa in the top of a double boiler over simmering water (I put them in a pot, over low heat). Cook until the butter is melted, stirring frequently. Remove the mixture to a bowl (I left the butter mixture in the pot, and mixed in the rest of the ingredients). Stir in the sugar and eggs quickly. Fold in the flour, vanilla and nuts (or chocolate chips if using).
Pour into a buttered 8×8-inch or 9×9-inch baking pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes; do not over bake. Remove to a wire rack and let cool for 1 hour. Cut into squares.
Makes 12 servings
Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Add Another Place Setting
Add Another Place Setting – Junior League of Northwest Arkansas www.juniorleaguenwa.org/?nd=store_detail&product_id…

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I am a wife, mother and recipe follower. For years, I have tackled one new recipe a day. Some are fabulous, some most definitely are not!

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