What should I make with pumpkin?!


Question: What should I make with pumpkin!?
I have a whole pumpkin (my parents are growing them and keep giving them to me!!!)

I need some recipes other than pumpkin soup or roasted pumkin! Oh and if anyone has a really good recipe for pumpkin scones I'd love to hear it!. (My scones taste great but they look funny!)Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Kind of had the same problem try this website!.!.
http://www!.pumpkinnook!.com/cookbook!.htmWww@FoodAQ@Com

Spicy Pumpkin Dip

1? cups canned pumpkin puree
1? cups canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
3 Tbsp!. tahini (sesame seed paste)
1 clove garlic
1 tsp cayenne
1 tsp cumin
2 Tbsp!. olive oil
2 Tbsp!. lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste

In a food processor, process pumpkin and chickpeas until fairly smooth!. Add remaining ingredients to food processor and process until smooth!. Season to taste with salt and pepper!.!. Serve with pita chips!.

Makes 3 cups
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Pumpkin & Date Scones
makes 18

? cup sugar
2 Tbsp!. butter
1 tsp!. pumpkin pie spice
? tsp!. salt
1 large egg
1? cups chopped dates
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 cups S/R flour

1!. Preheat oven to 425oF and spray baking pan w/ nonstick cooking spray!.
2!. In medium bowl, combine first 4 ingredients!. Beat with mixer, then add egg, beating well!. Add dates and pumpkin, mixing in at low speed!.
3!. Gradually add flour, beating at low speed until mixed!. Batter will be sticky!. Press evenly into a scone pan, or pat into a circle and cut triangles, place on bakign pan!.
4!. Bake at 12-15 minutes!.

--Tea Time, Nov/Dec 2006
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MOLASSES PUMPKIN BREAD

1/3 cup shortening or butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses
1 cup pumpkin or banana or sweet potato
1/3 cup heavy cream
2 cups flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp!. baking soda
1/2 tsp!. salt
1 tsp!. cinnamon
1/2 tsp!. ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp!. nutmeg
1 tsp!. vanilla or Nocello (walnut liqueur)
1 cup chopped walnuts

Cream shortening and sugar!. add eggs!. Add molasses, cream and pumpkin!. Add remaining ingredients and mix it all up!.

Bake at 350oF in a greased loaf pan for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean!.
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I'll bet this woudl be great w/ freshly cooked and pureed pumpkin like yours!

Libby's Pumpkin Smoothie

Yield: 6 servings

1 3/4 cups (15-z can) LIBBY’S? 100% Pure Pumpkin, chilled
1? cups (12 fluid-oze can) NESTLé? CARNATION? Evaporated Milk, chilled
1? cups orange juice
? cup (1 small) sliced banana
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
Ice cubes (optional)
Ground cinnamon (optional)


PLACE pumpkin, evaporated milk, orange juice, banana and sugar in blender; cover!. Blend until smooth!. Sprinkle each glass with cinnamon, if desired!.

--Dallas Morning NewsWww@FoodAQ@Com

I'd really recommend buying the Victory Garden Cookbook (NOT the seafood one, though)!.

They have an entire chapter just on pumpkin and how to cook it!. You'll love every recipe they give you!.

If I have pumpkin, I toast the seeds and use them in mexican mole sauce!.

I use the pulp for making cookies, cakes, muffins, pancakes and waffles!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Every Fall I make pumkin fritters!. It's not an exact science, I kind of wing it but here are the ingrediants!.

flour, condensed milk, powdered sugar (for dusting on top afterwards), eggs, vanilla extract, brownsugar, pumkin pie spice, or cinammon and nutmeg!. Mix together till you get a think batter then fry!. Dust with powdered sugar and eat either warm or cool!.

YumWww@FoodAQ@Com

Oh I have great Pumpkin recipes -

2 Layer Pumpkin Pie -
http://recipesfromthehome!.com/htms/dess0!.!.!.

Pumpkin Bread -
http://recipesfromthehome!.com/htms/dess0!.!.!.

Pumpkin Squares - http://recipesfromthehome!.com/htms/dess0!.!.!.

Enjoy!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting Ummmmm
Google Better Crocker for a recipe

You can roast the seeds in butter and salt on a cookie sheet in the ovenWww@FoodAQ@Com

Pumpkin, (with bacon or ham) soup!.
Pumpkin loaf, (same method as zuccini loaf)Www@FoodAQ@Com

pumkin roll> i do not know the recipe but i know it has cream cheese and it is totally yummy!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

pumpkin pie! or you could try sweet potato muffins, but use pumpkin instead!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

beerWww@FoodAQ@Com





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