Trick or Treat! Pumpkin Soup

So after making the delicious Pumpkin, Cheese and Chive muffins, I was still left with a lot of pumpkin that I didn't want to waste. So I decided to try making pumpkin soup :)

You will need ...

1 1/2 kg of Pumpkin, peeled and cubed (for a handy how to video click here)

1 Onion, sliced,

50g Butter, 

2 Garlic Cloves, peeled,

1 ltr Chicken stock,

1 ltr Water,

2tbsp Creme Fresh or double creme,

1 pinch or nutmeg,

1 pinch of cinnamon,

1tbsp Olive Oil,

2 tbsp Maple syrup,

Salt and Pepper.

I chose not to make the croutons, but if you want to you will need ...

2 Slices whole grain bread, cut into cubes,

1sp sugar

Heres the recipe I followed in the handy form of a video ...

roasted pumpkin soup

Delicious!

Trick or Treat! Peanut Butter Cookies

Todays treat is Peanut Butter Cookies.  This was my first time making this American classic recipe and I was so happy with how they turned out! they are delicious.

Heres what you will need for this recipe:
3/4 cup butter at room temerature,
1/2 cup light brown sugar,
1/2 cup caster sugar,
1 large egg,
1 tsp vanilla extract,
3/4 cup peanut butter,
2 cups plain flour,
1/2 tsp Bicarbanate of soda,
A pinch of salt,
Chocolate chips (optional).

Lets get started!

Into a bowl add the butter and sofen with a hand mixer.

Add to the butter the light brown sugar and the caster sugar, beat together with a hand mixer until light a fluffy.

Add in the peanut butter, you can use smooth or crunchy, whichever you prefer. Mix until fully combined.

Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.

In a sperate bowl, mix together the flour, salt and bicarb. 

Add the flour mixture to the butter and mix until it forms a dough.

I am going to make half a batch choc chip. If you want to do this separate the dough into two bowls and add the chocolate chips to one half of the dough

Chill both doughs in the fridge for 2-3 hours, or overnight.

Preheat oven to 180o and line a baking sheet with baking parchment.

Roll your cookie dough into balls approx 2.5 cm and place on the baking parchment.

Take a fork to and press into each dough ball, turn the fork 90o and press into the dough ball again. There we have our cookies!

Bake for 10-12 minutes, take out of the oven and leave to cool.

Eat immediately! Yummy!

Let me know if you try this recipe!

xoxo

Trick Or Treat! Pumpkin, Cheese and Chive Muffins

Todays Treat is a recipe ...

Pumpkin, Cheese and Chive Muffins

Have you ever wondered what to do with all that excess pumpkin after carving Jack-o'-lanterns?

Heres a fun recipe for savoury muffins, why not give them a spin?



You will need:




275 g Plain Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tbsp Caster Sugar
100 g Grated Cheese
275 g Grated Pumpkin
2 tbsp Chives
85 g Melted Butter
2 eggs
175 ml Skimmed Milk 
Pumpkin Seeds to Sprinkle



Method:

1. Pre-heat oven to 190 ºC (Gas Mark 5).

2. In a bowl, sift the dry ingredients.

3. Stir in the cheese, chives and pumpkin into the dry mixture.

    

(I wish I had used a larger bowl now)!

4. In another bowl beat together the eggs, melted butter (allow to cool) and the milk.

5. Add into the dry mixture and stir until just combined.

    (Defiantly needed a larger bowl).

6. Distribute the mixture evenly into muffin cases and sprinkle over the pumpkin seeds
(oops I forgot the pumpkin seeds)!

7. Cook for 25-30 minutes

Don't they smell wonderful?!

Let me know if you try this recipe and how they turn out!

I found this recipe here