Friday, September 29, 2017

Peanut butter (pumpkin choco chip) cookies

The pumpkin mania continues!

Why add pumpkin to a perfectly good cookie recipe? Because 'tis the season.
I have to say, I'm a peanut butter cookie nut and somewhat of a purist, but I'm really digging the addition of pumpkin to these cookies.

Heating the pumpkin puree to lower the moisture content makes these cookies work as cookies; they're soft but don't have a cakey consistency. The bottoms and tops crisp up like cookies should, and they hold their shape. The chocolate just adds joy to an already delightful cookie.


Peanut butter (pumpkin choco-chip) cookies

1 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. brown sugar, loosely packed
1 egg
1/4 c. pumpkin puree, heated 1 min in the microwave and cooled
1/4 c. GF Flour mix
1/4 c. almond flour
1/4 t. baking soda
1/4 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt
1/2 t. pumpkin pie spice*
1/4 c. mini chocolate chips

Preheat: Oven to 350 degrees.
Mix: Peanut butter and brown sugar.
Mix in: Egg and pumpkin.
Mix in: The rest of the ingredients.

Form little cookie dough balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Smash slightly with a fork.The dough will be really soft and a little oily at this point because it's mostly peanut butter, but don't despair!
Bake for 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a cooking rack and try not to eat a million of them!

*[Pumpkin pie spice:]
1 t. ground cinnamon
1 t. ground ginger
1/4 t.ground nutmeg
1/4 t. ground cloves

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Pumpkin Bread

It's pumpkin (spice) season! Yeah!

My little basic heart is so happy when it arrives every year. I fully support putting pumpkin into everything right now. Breakfast, sweet, savory, it doesn't matter really.

I was not looking for a pumpkin bread recipe, but this one from Minimalist Baker fell into my lap serendipitously, and of course I suddenly needed pumpkin bread.

Of course I can't follow a recipe as it's written to save my life, so I tweaked it to fit my needs.

And oh, it's gorgeous. It's pumpkiny. It's spice-y. It's that perfect spot between being moist but not soggy, and doesn't crumble. It's not too sweet and it's particularly delightful with a generous smear of butter.

gluten free pumpkin bread
Pumpkin Bread

2 eggs
1/4 c. light olive oil
1/2 c. maple syrup
1 c. pumpkin puree
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 t. salt
2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. cinnamon
2 t. pumpkin pie spice*
1/2 c. GF oats
1/2 c. almond flour
1 c. GF flour

Preheat oven to 350.
In a bowl or stand mixer, mix the wet ingredients. In another bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Mix the two together.
Pour into a greased loaf pan and top with chopped nuts. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

*[Pumpkin pie spice:]
1 t. ground cinnamon
1 t. ground ginger
1/4 t.ground nutmeg
1/4 t. ground cloves