INGREDIENTS:
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
• 1 TBs of chilled evaporated milk in addition to the 1 tbsp of half and half
• ¾ cup half and half • 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant French vanilla pudding mix
• 1 (15 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin puree
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a large bowl, whisk together cream cheese, 1 tbsp of chilled evaporated milk in addition to the 1 tbsp of half and half, and sugar until smooth. Gently stir in whipped topping. Spread into bottom of crust. Chill layer UNTIL set BEFORE adding pumpkin layer
2. Pour 3/4 cup of half and half into large bowl, and thoroughly mix in pudding mix, pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. When thickened, spread over cream cheese layer.
3. Refrigerate 4 hours, or until set.
DOWNEAST MAINE PUMPKIN BREAD
recipe makes 3 - 7x3 inch loaf pans
bread actually tastes even better the day after it is baked
Prep Time: 15 Minutes, Cook Time: 50 Minutes, Ready In: 1 Hour 5 Minutes, Servings: 21
INGREDIENTS:
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Splash of vanilla
• ¼ pumpkin spice
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• ½ cup chopped rehydrated ‘Craisins’ OR chocolate chips
ch • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans.
2. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
3. Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
HINTs/OPTIONs:
. --While on Cooling rack, poked holes in top of muffins and bread, and poured separate hot Cinnamon Sugar Butter combo over holes, allowing it to seep down inside
--used a cast iron bundt pan, greased it and lined it with a cinnamon/sugar mixture to add a kick
--added was some Cane sugar to the top of the bread before baking so the top had a nice hard sweet crust on top .
PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD
INGREDIENTS:
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
2. In a large mixing, combine sugar, oil and eggs; beat until smooth. Add water and beat until well blended. Stir in pumpkin, ginger, allspice cinnamon, and clove.
3. In medium bowl, combine flour, soda, salt, and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and blend just until all ingredients are mixed. Divide batter between prepared pans.
4. Bake in preheated oven until toothpick comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• option:
--substituting half the oil for applesauce and 1/2 cup less sugar. • baked at 325 for 90 min. The last 10 min,cover them with foil so they wouldn't burn