Seminole pumpkin sugar
credibly the most common use of autumn pumpkin in America is to put it in pie . At least that ’s what I ’ve been hearing a wad of late . Imagine you ’ve had a bumper craw of pumpkins and you ’d like to deal your premium with some friends . “ Hmmm . Thanks for the , um , pumpkin . I guess I ’ll make Proto-Indo European . ”
Beyond that , we seem to be at a variety of release with what to do with it .
Do n’t get me improper , I know there are pumpkin lattes at the chocolate joint around the corner , but most masses are n’t going to calculate at a tonic autumn pumpkin and thinkmmmmmm , coffee !
If you have a stash of Seminole pumpkins , like we do , prefer the most deep orange one you may bump .
Like sweet potatoes , Seminole pumpkins turn sweet after you pick them and let them pose on the shelf for a little while ( like a duad of weeks ) . A skillful index of this , I believe though you ’d have to demand David for corroboration , is its deep orange tree color . When you first pick them they savor more vegetable - y. Later , when they ’re more orange , the amylum have converted to bread and they are sweet .
Seminole pumpkin bread
ignore the pumpkin in half breadth - knowing and scrape out the seeds and wiry bits . Save those seeds ! They can either be roasted for a delicious snack , or planted in the give .
Win , profits .
Then roast the pumpkin halves .
Seminole pumpkin bread
Once they ’re roast , trump out the entrails into a bowlful …
… and grind them .
Next , filth and flour three loaf pans .
Seminole pumpkin bread
Sift together some flour , broil soda , nutmeg , saltiness and Ceylon cinnamon .
Ok , I did n’t technicallysift .
I just mixed the teetotal ingredients around in the mixer a snatch . The clams will still turn out well .
Seminole pumpkin bread
Now put some butter , water system , mashed Cucurbita pepo , vanilla , and testicle in a trough …
… and beat them .
At this point you ’re going to need to try out it and settle how much cabbage to put in . tinned pumpkin , plain , has a set amount of sugar in it . The Seminole pumpkins will very in natural sweetness , but in the main they ’re about doubly as sweet as ho-hum old pie pumpkin vine from the store .
The original formula from my wonderful female parent - in - jurisprudence calls for 3 c. of sugar .
I recommend you sum up the sugar 1/4 to 1/2 c. at a time , mix and then taste . Think to yourself , Do I really desire this any sweeter ?
If the solution is “ no ” leave it where it is . Mix well .
Now pour the batsman into the pans …
… and bake !
This is so very much worth the effort , which really is n’t that big a lot .
The fry ate the Seminole Cucurbita pepo bread straight . and still fond from the oven . I put some butter on it . emollient tall mallow would also be amazing .
Really , it ’s just so very good it does n’t count how you eat it .
Proof :
By the fourth dimension I contract to stage a final picture , we had plough through most of a loaf of bread . in reality , I ’m not indisputable David got to eat any of this .
Hmmm , I venture that signify I ’ll have to make more .
Thanks , Mom for the recipe !
Here ’s the more traditional format for the formula .
Seminole Pumpkin Bread
Preparing the pumpkin vine
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees .
Cut autumn pumpkin in half width wise and lift out out seed and stringy bits . Bake for 1 hour or until very soft when poked with a knife .
Scoop out the pumpkin and mash .
Baking the bread
Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees .
grunge and flour three loaf of bread pans .
strain together :
3 1/3 c. flour2 tsp . broil soda1 tsp . nutmeg1 1/2 tsp . salt1 tsp . cinnamon
Beat together :
1 c. soften butter2/3 c. water2 c. cooked , coquet pumpkin1 tsp . vanilla4 testicle
bring sugar , 1/4 to 1/2 c. at a time , to smack ; meld after each increase . Up to 3 c.
Mix dry ingredient into wet ingredient .
Pour batter into loaf pan and bake until done ( approximate 1 – 1.5 60 minutes )
Enjoy , and do n’t forget to salve some for your hard - working , gardening husband !
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