Miniature Pumpkin Breads Food

PUMPKIN-CREAM CHEESE MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 8 mini loaf pans.
• Combine pumpkin and eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix until smooth.
• Whisk flour, brown sugar, white sugar, pumpkin spice, and baking soda together in a medium-sized bowl. Pour into pumpkin mixture and mix until just smooth. Set aside.
• Combine cream cheese, sugar, egg, and flour in a bowl and mix filling until smooth.
• Pour or spoon 1/2 of the pumpkin bread mixture evenly into the bottom of each prepared mini loaf pan. Divide cream cheese mixture evenly between each pan and smooth out. Pour remaining bread mixture over each cream cheese section.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

MINI PUMPKIN SPICE LOAVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 12 (5x3-inch) loaf pans with shortening; lightly flour.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Add pecans and raisins; toss to coat. Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until combined. On low speed, beat in flour mixture alternately with pumpkin. Stir in vanilla. Divide batter among loaf pans.
• Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.

MINI PUMPKIN-DATE BREADS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 11 miniature loaf pans, 4 1/2x2 3/4x1 1/4 inches.
• Mix sugar, oil, vanilla, eggs and pumpkin in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients except dates. Stir in dates. Divide batter among pans (about 1/2 cup each).
• Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up 10 days.

MINIATURE PUMPKIN BREADS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray six 5 3/4x3 1/4x2-inch baby loaf pans with nonstick spray. Spread seeds out on rimmed baking sheet. Roast until beginning to color, stirring twice, about 20 minutes. Cool seeds. Set aside 1/2 cup whole seeds for topping. Using on/off turns, coarsely grind remaining seeds in processor.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in medium bowl; whisk to blend. Mix in ground pumpkin seeds. Using electric mixer, beat pure pumpkin and both sugars in large bowl until blended. Gradually beat in oil, then eggs 1 at a time, then minced ginger. Stir in dry ingredients in 4 additions alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions. Divide batter among prepared pans. Sprinkle with reserved 1/2 cup whole pumpkin seeds.
• Bake breads until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in pans. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; store at room temperature.)

BAKED MINIATURE PUMPKINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut off the top of the pumpkin and scrape out all the seeds. Place the butter or margarine and brown sugar inside the pumpkin and sprinkle with ground cinnamon. Put the pumpkin lid back on and place pumpkin in a baking pan with a little water in the bottom.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 30 minutes or until tender. These can also be baked in the microwave on high for about 10 to 15 minutes.

MINI PUMPKIN CRANBERRY BREADS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 5 or 6 inch mini disposable loaf pans.
• Combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
• Combine sugar, pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil and orange juice in large mixer bowl, beat until blended. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture, stir just until moistened. Fold in cranberries. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes, remove to wire racks to cool completely.

PUMPKIN BREAD WITH MINI CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Combine all dry ingredients, except chocolate chips, in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
• In a seperate bowl, slightly beat the eggs with a fork or wire whisk. Add thwe remaining wet ingredients to the eggs and stir well. Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Stir just until evenly mixed. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Coat 2 bread pans evenly with cooking spray.Pout half of the mixture into each pan.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes.