Category: Holidays

Pumpkin Cornbread Muffins

All Things Pumpkin, Breads and Rolls



I found this recipe online a while ago, and I prefer it over plain cornbread muffins.  The pumpkin keeps them soft and moist while the cornmeal adds texture and substance.

Pumpkin Cornbread Muffins 1 1/4 cups flour 3/4 cup cornmeal 2/3 cup light brown sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 cup canned pumpkin puree 3/4 cup buttermilk  (if you don’t have buttermilk, add a Tablespoon of vinegar to regular milk and let sit a few minutes) 1/4 cup butter, melted 2 eggs Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a bowl, toss together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. In another mixing bowl, mix with a wooden spoon, the pumpkin puree, buttermilk, butter and eggs until well combined. Add the pumpkin mixture to the flour mixture just until combined.  Spoon into greased muffin tin.

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.  Remove from oven and cool.  Yields 12 muffins.


I love the recipe as is, with a subtle sweet flavor.  I like to make these as a side dish with a meal.  If you want to sweeten them up a bit, try sprinkling some raw sugar on the top of each muffin before baking.  It adds more sweetness and a hint of crunch to them.  It also looks pretty on top.


Hope you like them!
Jennifer

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Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Sugar Frosting

All Things Pumpkin, Desserts

A friend of mine shared this cookie recipe with me several years ago (thanks, Marci!) and it’s still my favorite.


The cookies are always light and moist.  In fact, they’re delicious without any frosting at all  but the brown sugar frosting provides a nice change from the traditional pumpkin cookie with chocolate chips in it.

For the cookies:

2 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. ground allspice 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 cup canned pumpkin *you can also add 1 cup chopped, toasted pecans to this recipe, but I generally skip them.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and allspice.  Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds.  Add sugar and beat until combined.  Add egg and beat until incorporated.  Stir in pumpkin.  Add flour mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon.  Add nuts, if desired.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes (I usually bake for 10 minutes so they don’t dry out at all) or until bottoms are lightly browned.  Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.


Now for the frosting!

Brown Sugar Frosting 6 Tb. butter 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 2 cups sifted powdered sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 2-3 tsp. hot water In a medium saucepan, heat and stir butter and brown sugar until butter melts.  Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.  Stir in enough hot water to make a smooth, spreadable frosting.  Frost cookies immediately.  If frosting becomes grainy and hard to spread, add a few more drops of hot water and stir until smooth.

Store in airtight container for up to 3 days.  Yield:  about 40 cookies.


Enjoy!
And just because I’m curious…  what’s YOUR favorite pumpkin recipe?


Hopeful Homemaker

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Pumpkin Inspiration

All Things Pumpkin





No proper celebration of the pumpkin would be complete without a glance at the many beautiful ways pumpkins are used to decorate during the harvest season.  I rounded up a few of my favorites to share…


Can you believe this beautiful shot?  It makes me want to be a farmer… can I please live there?  You can find the image here .

And while we’re at it, I’d like this front porch:


The pumpkins, planters, flowers, leaves and brick are all so similar in color that the overall composition of this porch is almost a two-tone effect.  I love the contrast of the warm oranges against the stark white.  Image from Martha Stewart via Holidash .

While we’re outside, we might as well go for it.  For years I’ve been dreaming of having a pumpkin carnival in my yard.  I’d be thrilled if it looked something like this.


Simple and classic.  I love that picture frame! (Image found here .)


I love the whimsy in this decorated pumpkin ( above ).  What a fun creative experience it would be to try something like it.


A white pumpkin sitting atop silver brings this fall squash to a new level of sophistication and beauty.  It would be fun to create a table setting based on this lovely centerpiece (image here ).

And finally, who would like to join me for lunch right here?


I’ve been in love with Heather Bullard’s photography for a while now.  Hers was one of the first blogs I ever read.  For more pretty shots, read her entire post on the arrival of autumn and enjoy the rest of her site as well.

Two of these images call to my heart.  Any guesses which?  Which is your favorite?

Jennifer

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