My Welcome To Maine Fall Pumpkin Jam Recipes

Steps:

• If using fresh pumpkin, peel, remove seeds, cut into 2-3" chunks and place in large pot with enough water to prevent scorching. I use approximately 1/2 cup of water.
• When soft, mash and sieve pumpkin to make a puree of the pumpkin.
• If watery, gently simmer to evaporate much of this water. Add sugar and allow to stand for 12 hours. Cut apricots into eighths, approximately the size of your raisins.
• Add raisins, apricots lemon juice, and spices to pumpkin which has stood with sugar.
• Cook slowly on medium heat until the mixture is thickened. Seal, and process in boiling water bath 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy.
• Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.
• Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth.
• Spread the batter into a greased 13 by 10-inch baking pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Let cool completely before frosting.
• Cut into bars.
• To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined.
• Stir in the vanilla and mix again.
• Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.

Steps:

• Cut kabocha into small chunks about 1 and 1/2 inch cube.
• Leave skin on (the texture of the cooked skin is great!).
• Put dashi soup stock, sugar, soy sauce, and kabocha chunks in a pan.
• Place the pan in high heat and bring it to boil.
• Turn down the heat to low.
• Simmer kabocha until the liquid is almost gone.
• Serve warm or cold. (I prefer it cold).

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the onion and garlic in butter, over medium heat, until soft, not brown.
• Whisk in the pumpkin, broth, creams and seasonings to taste.
• Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, boil the pasta in salted water until al dente.
• Drain pasta and stir into pumpkin, simmering 2-3 minutes more until thick.
• Stir in parsley and garnish with romano, more parsley and pumpkin seeds if desired.

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Heat a frypan lightly greased with olive oil over medium heat.
• Shape the mixture ino balls.
• Place in the frypan and gently flatten into patties.
• Fry for 5-10 minutes on each side until golden brown.
• Serve with a salad and crusty bread rolls.