Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Pumpkin dip

15 oz can pumpkin
16 oz softened cream cheese.
Blend until smooth.
ADD--
3 cups powedered sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
Blend again.
You can substittue 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice for cinnamon and ginger.
Can be eaten with strawberries and other fruits. Also with grahmn crackers  and fresh pears or gingersnaps.

Since Fall/Autumn is here i thought i would share sme pumpkin recipes.

Pumpkin Ribbon bread.
This bread is beautifal when cut, with the slices out on  a serving plate.
   FILLING:
2 pkgs (3 oz) cream cheese softened.
1/3 c sugar
1 T. flour
1 egg
2 tsp grated orange peel.
BREAD;
1 cup cooked pumpkin
1/2 c veg oil
2 eggs
1 1/2 c sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 2/3 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 c. choppd pecans
  For filling beat cream cheese, sugar,and flour together in a small bowl. Add egg mix to blend.Stir in orange peel set aside. Make bread by combining pumpkin oil,and eggs in a large bowl. Add sugar salt,cloves,cinnamon.baking soda, flour and pecans mix to blend. Pour 1/4 of the batter into 2 greased and floured loaf pans. Carefully spread the cream cheese mixture over batter. Add remaining batter, covering filling. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until bread tests with wooden pick. cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans. store in fridge makes 2 loaves