Pumpkin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups pumpkin (or 16 ounces)
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup oil
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 cup nuts (optional)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (imitation is o.k., but pure is always better)

Recipe

• 1 when using fresh pumpkin, cut it into 2-3 inch pieces. (easier to hold in your hand).
• 2 you need to make sure the seeds and 'guts' have been scraped out.
• 3 place the pieces into a large pot of water and boil until meat is soft.
• 4 it is ready when the skin peels off easy.
• 5 place the skinless pumpkin into a bowl, mash and measure.
• 6 **prep time does not include cooking the fresh pumpkin**.
• 7 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 8 mix dry ingredients in a large bowl, make a "well" in these ingredients then add the moist ingredients.
• 9 mix them all together until smooth then add the vanilla.
• 10 mix well, then pour into loaf pans and bake for 1 hour or until the tester comes out clean.
• 11 cool completely on racks before storing.

Olive Oil, Herb And Garlic Bread

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 35 cms long loaf crusty bread
• 2/3 cup olive oil
• 1 lemon, rind finely grated
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives
• 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup dill, chopped

Recipe

• 1 pre heat oven to 200 degrees celsius.
• 2 cut bread into 1.5 cm thick slices but do not cut all the way through.
• 3 place oil, lemon rind, garlic, herbs, salt and pepper into a bowl.
• 4 mix well, brush over both sides of each slice of bread.
• 5 wrap bread tightly in foil.
• 6 place on baking tray.
• 7 bake 20 - 25 minutes or till hot.
• 8 slice all the way through and serve.

Pumpkin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 6 tablespoons butter, soft
• 1 egg
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon clove

Recipe

• 1 combine pumpkin, butter, egg and sugar with electric mixer.
• 2 combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
• 3 gradually mix dry ingredients into pumpkin mix.
• 4 pour into a greased loaf pan.
• 5 bake at 350* f.

Pumpkin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups pumpkin
• 1 cup oil
• 2/3 cup warm water
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 1/3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup nuts

Recipe

• 1 mix eggs, sugar, pumpkin, oil,water (add the two teaspoons of soda to the water before mixing), and vanilla.
• 2 add dry ingredients.
• 3 bake in three greased loaf pans for 1 hour at 350.

Olive Paste And Blue Cheese Canapi

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb black olives, cured, pitted
• 1 garlic clove, mashed to a paste (or put through a garlic press)
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 lb blue cheese (or more, cabrales, roquefort, or gorgonzola)
• black olives (for garnish)
• long crusty bread, cut into 1/4-inch slices

Recipe

• 1 place the olives, garlic, pine nuts, and olive oil in the bowl of a processor and chop as finely as possible. [may be prepared ahead]
• 2 spread thinly on bread slices.
• 3 cover with blue cheese.
• 4 decorate with a piece of black olive.
• 5 makes 2 canapis per serving.

Pumpkin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 cups pumpkin puree
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 5 cups flour
• 1 cup nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. oil 4 one pound coffee cans.
• 2 mix ingredients as listed. fill cans half full with batter. bake for 1 hour. cool in cans. store with plastic lid.

Hawaiian French Toast Sandwich

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 slices hawaiian bread
• 8 slices pineapple
• 12 slices cooked bacon
• 3 large eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons pineapple juice

Recipe

• 1 in a medium sized bowl, beat eggs until light and fluffy.
• 2 mix in milk, vanilla, sugar, brown sugar and pineapple juice.
• 3 dip bread slices into mixture and then fry bread in a lightly greased, non stick frying pan.
• 4 after frying all bread slices, and removing them from the pan, place pineapple slices in frying pan and lightly pan fry them. do not scorch the pineapple or your sandwich will be nasty!
• 5 place one slice of pineapple and 3 slices of cooked bacon on top of one slice of bread and cover with second slice of bread.
• 6 this is delicious served with a warm pineapple sauce or a mango salsa.