Pumpkin Pancakes with Cinnamon Syrup

Pumpkin Pancakes with Cinnamon Syrup
from Gina Gephart Adams, when my baby was getting born
Taken from my old baby blog 

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October 4, 2010
Last fall when we were in Texas meeting Jesse's birthmom, we stayed with my cousin and her family for about a week. She made us these delicious pumpkin pancakes a couple mornings while we were there, and I've been dreaming about them ever since. Come on cool mornings when pumpkiny pancakes warm you up!

Mmmm Pumpkiny Pancakes with Cinnamon Syrup

Pancakes:
2 c. flour (she used 1 c. all-purpose, 1 c. whole wheat)
1/4 c. brown sugar
2t baking powder
1t baking soda
2t pumpkin pie spice (or mix your own w/allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger)
1/4t salt
1 3/4 c. milk
1 T Mexican vanilla
1 c. pumpkin
1 egg
2 T oil
2 T vinegar

Mix all ingredients and cook on the griddle! serve with warm cinnamon syrup.

Syrup:
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. light karo syrup
1/4 c. water
3/4 t ground cinnamon
1/2 c. evaporated milk

Combine first four ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat; boil 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in evaporated milk.

Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin Muffins or Pumpkin Bread

3 1/2 c sifted flour
3 c sugar
2 t baking soda
1 t cinnamon
1 t nutmeg
1 1/2 t salt
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 c oil
2/3 c water
2 c mashed, cooked pumpkin

Sift together flour, sugar, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
Combine eggs, oil, water, and pumpkin and mix well.  Stir into dry ingredients.
For muffins, fill greased (or use liners) muffin tins 2/3 full.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until tops begin to brown and muffins bounce back to the touch.
For bread, turn batter in 3 greased 8x4-inch loaf pans.  Bake at 350 degrees for about one hour.  Cool before slicing.


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It may be only August but it's time for the pumpkin to come out!

Pumpkin Brownies

We first had these at a family gathering with RoRo's birth family.  They're now a fall family favorite, and they always remind me of the love I felt at that party.

Pumpkin Brownies
1 cup cooked pumpkin
1 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 cups flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp baking soda
12 oz package white chocolate chips
1/2 cup nuts (walnut, macadamia or favorite) - optional

Cream butter and sugars.  Add egg, vanilla, and pumpkin.  Combine flour, soda, and spices; add to creamed mixture.  Add 1 1/2 cups of chips, and add nuts.  Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes in 9x13 greased pan, then cool completely.  (They tend to be gooey in the middle, so keep baking.)

Put remaining chips in a ziploc bag and microwave to melt on medium for about 30 seconds.  Knead until all lumps are melted.  Snip small hole in corner of baggie and drizzle over cut bars.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies. Because October.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
3/4 cup shortening
2 1/3 cups sugar
2 eggs
15 oz. can pumpkin
3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 t. baking soda
1 1/2 t. cinnamon
1 t. salt
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. ginger
3/4 t. cloves
1/2 t. allspice
1 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts, i guess)
11.5 oz bag chocolate chips

Cream together shortening, sugar, eggs, and pumpkin.
Stir in remaining ingredients. (Dough will be sticky.)
bake at 400 for 10 to 15 minutes.

Mmm, fall.