Pumpkin Chips Food

PUMPKIN CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in pumpkin. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in oats and chocolate chips. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

PUMPKIN CHIP BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground ginger, and ground cloves.
• In a separate bowl cream together the sugar and butter or margarine. Add eggs and beat until smooth.
• Alternately add the creamed ingredients and pumpkin to the dry ingredients. Fold in chocolate chips and chopped nuts. Spoon into two greased 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree F(175 degrees C) oven for 45 to 50 minutes.
• To make the glaze: In a small bowl, combine confectioners sugar, 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg. Add milk, and mix until smooth. Drizzle over warm cake.

PUMPKIN CHIPS

Steps:

• Cut the pumpkins in half and scrape out the seeds and stringy mess. Use a vegetable peeler to peel them, then cut each half into 4 pieces and cut them crosswise into1/16-inch-thick slices. Layer in a wide, 6 to 8 quart preserving pan with the sugar, cinnamon and star anise.
• Cut the lemons in half and squeeze the juice through a sieve over the pumpkin mixture; reserve the lemon hulls. Toss to combine, then cover and refrigerate for 8 hours, or overnight.
• Use a sharp knife or spoon to scrape the membranes and flesh out of the lemon hulls, then cut the rinds into thin slices. Put in a small saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, cook for five minutes, then drain. Repeat the boiling and the draining 2 more times, then stir the lemon rinds into the pumpkin mixture.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat and simmer briskly until the pumpkin slices are evenly translucent, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• PREPARE FOR WATER-BATH CANNING: Wash the jars and keep them hot in the canning pot, and put the flat lids in a heatproof bowl.
• Ladle boiling water from the canning pot into the bowl with the lids. Using a jar lifter, remove the hot jars from the canning pot, carefully pouring the water from each one back into the pot, and place them upright on a folded towel. Drain the water off the jar lids.
• Ladle the hot pumpkin and syrup into the jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace at the top.Use a damp paper towel to wipe the rims of the jars, then put a flat lid and ring on each jar, adjusting the ring so it's just finger-tight. Return the jars to the water in the canning pot, making sure the water covers the jars by at least one inch.Bring to a boil, and boil for 10 minutes to process. Remove jars to a folded towel and do not disturb for 12 hours. After 1 hour, check that the lids have sealed by pressing down on the center of each; if it can be pressed down, it hasn't sealed, and the jar should be refrigerated immediately. Label the sealed jars and store.

VEGAN PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans (metal or glass) with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the longer sides.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl until combined.
• Whisk together the pumpkin puree, sugar, oil, maple syrup, lemon juice, vanilla extract and 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons water in a large bowl until smooth and well combined. Stir in the flour mixture until just combined, then fold in 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips until evenly dispersed. The batter will be thick.
• Transfer the batter evenly between the two prepared loaf pans, smoothing out each top into an even layer with a rubber spatula. Top each with the remaining 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips (2 tablespoons per loaf pan). Bake until the tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of each comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
• Let cool in the loaf pans on a wire rack, about 15 minutes. Use the parchment overhang to help lift the pumpkin bread out of the pans, then let cool completely on the wire rack, about 1 hour.

PUMPKIN CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, pumpkin and oil until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full., Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.