Pumpkin Loaf

Oh my gosh I have got to get back into blogging! I’m so sorry that it’s been this long since a blog post. School is a pesky thing that takes up much of a student’s time. So today we finish the pumpkin series! A few weeks (!!) back I made this loaf, courtesy of Fine cooking magazine. It was well received by everyone in my family and was really easy to make.

 

The olive oil that is added into the loaf makes it very moist, and the seeds on top add a crunch. The recipe calls for pumpkin seeds, but I didn’t have any so I used sunflower seeds and it worked just as well. You’ll note in the picture below that I only put seeds on half of the loaf. That is only because my sister doesn’t like the crunch of seeds.

 

 

Eating this loaf really does feel like your eating fall. The nutmeg and cinnamon are a lovely aromatic combination as well. And because fall only really has another month to go, here is the link to this recipe online. If you have the special thanksgiving/fall edition of Fine cooking magazine then it’s in there too.

http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/olive-oil-pumkin-bread.aspx

Thank you for reading this pumpkin series! I promise that the next series won’t span over the course of a month, but instead just over the course of a week. Happy Baking! 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

Pumpkin Chai

Pumpkin tea. What more do I need to say? I’ve already blogged about this fantastic tea; you can read the blog post posted on April 11th 2011. It really is the most amazing tea, and I’m always rather sad to see it go when the fall season leaves. You see, DavidsTea has it as a seasonal tea so it is only around for about 3 months every year. Not long enough in my opinion to fully enjoying this delicious tea. 🙂

Pumpkin Pie

Forget the pumpkin pie ice cream, the real stuff if just as good. Like I said before, I’m not that a big a pumpkin pie fan, but I realize that it’s a major autumn dessert. My sister loves the stuff so much that she now has it instead of a cake for her birthday. Now that’s a true love for a dessert. I don’t like the texture of pie, but if I liked a dessert just for its tastes I’m sure I’d love pumpkin pie. The ingredient list in making a pumpkin pie is comprised of cinnamon, ginger, pumpkin and nutmeg. So it’s rather unfortunate that I don’t like pumpkin pie. But it will always be the dessert of fall.

Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream

There are so many delicious pumpkin products in the world, that it will be rather difficult to pick just five to profile in this series. I mean, there’s pumpkin soup, pumpkin pie, pumpkin chai tea…it’s just that versatile and delicious vegetable. That is why you voted it as your favourite vegetable. Yay!

Now my sister has discovered a dessert that includes pumpkin. Thing is, it’s not a dessert that most people think of when they think of a pumpkin dessert. Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream. I’m not too big a fan of pumpkin pie, so I asked Laura what she thought about the product. She says that it tastes just like a pumpkin pie; flavours of ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg stand out. There are also chunks of ginger snap cookies. Overall she really liked it, but still prefers the original pie. 🙂