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Pumpkin Butter

October 16, 2009

Ingredients
2 pounds peeled, seeded, and diced sugar pie pumpkin (substitute canned if needed)
1/4 cup turbinado sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
Pinch of salt
Directions
In a stainless steel pot, combine pumpkin, sugar, brown sugar, and salt; bring to a simmer. (If using fresh pumpkin, stir until it’s tender, about 20 to 30 minutes.)
Continue simmering until the mixture starts to thicken, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to a blender; blend until smooth. Return mixture to pot and heat for 10 minutes on low until it reaches desired thickness. Remove, cool, and serve.
Source:  Chef Mary Dumont of Harvest restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts on WholeLiving.com

pumpkinButterIngredients

2 pounds peeled, seeded, and diced sugar pie pumpkin (substitute canned if needed)
1/4 cup turbinado sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
Pinch of salt

Directions

In a stainless steel pot, combine pumpkin, sugar, brown sugar, and salt; bring to a simmer. (If using fresh pumpkin, stir until it’s tender, about 20 to 30 minutes.)

Continue simmering until the mixture starts to thicken, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to a blender; blend until smooth. Return mixture to pot and heat for 10 minutes on low until it reaches desired thickness. Remove, cool, and serve.

Source:  Chef Mary Dumont of Harvest restaurant
in Cambridge, Massachusetts
on WholeLiving.com

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Pumpkin Cookin’

October 1, 2009

Yep — we are looking for ways to cook up Farmer John’s great pumpkins!  We’d like for you to share your favorite pumpkin recipes with us!  Let us know where you got the recipe (from GrantAuntie Nancy?) and any little tidbits of history or family lore about it.  That is always fun to share with [...]

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Pumpkin Bundt Cake

August 19, 2009

Ingredients:

1 Box yellow cake mix
1 Box instant butterscotch pudding
1 Cup canned of cooked pumpkin
4 Eggs
1/4 Cup oil
1/4 Cup water
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp vanilla

Beat all ingredients for 4 minutes on medium speed. Pour into greased and floured Bundt cake pan. Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 [...]

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Pumpkin Bars

August 19, 2009

Ingredients:

1 Cup oil
2 Cup sugar
2 Cup sifted flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 Cup canned or cooked pumpkin
4 Eggs

Mix oil, sugar, pumpkin, and eggs well. Sift dry ingredients together, add to first mixture and mix well. Pour into greased 10″ X 15″ jelly roll pan (cookie sheet with sides.) [...]

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