Pumpkin Bread Pear Stuffing Recipes

Steps:

• Butter two 9x5 inch loaf pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C). Place oven rack in lower 1/3 of oven.
• In a large bowl, combine the white flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Mix well.
• In a separate bowl, combine the pumpkin, eggs and salt. Add to flour mixture and blend in softened butter or margarine one tablespoon at a time.
• Divide mixture between 2 pans. Bake until golden and cake tester comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Invert onto racks and cool.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion and celery over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in the bread crumbs, pears, broth, salt, pepper and sage. , Just before baking, loosely stuff turkey with stuffing. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks together. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan., Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until a thermometer reads 165° when inserted in center of stuffing and the thigh reaches at least 170°, basting occasionally with pan drippings. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.), Cover turkey and let stand for 20 minutes before removing stuffing and carving turkey. If desired, thicken pan drippings for gravy.

Steps:

• ****Note--if you use the four pear or canned fruit cans (15 ounce size)--open one end of 3 cans, drain fruit into bowl (except for the one can of pears) refrigerate for a later use. Wash and dry all four cans and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
• Open can of pears, drain juice and chop pears. Set aside. (see above if using cans for baking).
• In a large bowl, combine first 7 ingredients (flour - baking soda), stir to combine.
• In another bowl, combine next 4 ingredients (pumpkin - lemon juice). Stir in chopped pears. Add pumpkin mixture to dry ingredients, stir well to combine.
• Stir in pecans and coconut.
• Spray cans or one 9x5 bread pan with Pam (or other cooking spray). If using cans place cans of baking sheet.
• Spoon batter into cans or bread pan.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes if using cans or 70-75 minutes for bread loaf pan or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Steps:

• In a large deep skillet, saute 1 each chopped onion and carrot, 2 chopped celery stalks and 1 tablespoon each sage and thyme in 1 stick butter for 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper and add 2 diced Bosc pears, then saute 2 minutes.
• Pour in 1/4 cup bourbon and simmer 2 minutes, then add 2 1/2 to 3 cups chicken broth. Return to a simmer until step 5.
• In a large bowl, mix 2 eggs and 1/4 cup chopped parsley.
• Add to the bowl 16 cups toasted white bread cubes, 1 cup toasted pecans and the hot broth mixture.
• Gently toss the stuffing, then spread in a buttered 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Dot the top with butter or turkey pan drippings, cover and bake 30 minutes at 350. Uncover and bake until golden, 20 more minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two loaf pans.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon and cloves.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, blend sugar, oil and eggs. Stir in pumpkin. Slowly blend the flour mixture into pumpkin mixture. While blending the mixture add water incrementally. Pour the batter into two prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 90 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pans.

Steps:

• Pumpkin bread: Preheat oven to 325. In a large bowl, mix together sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and flour. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs. Add canola oil and mix to combine. Add pumpkin puree and mix to combine. Fold pumpkin-egg mixture into flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Butter the bottom and sides of two 9-inch loaf pans. Divide dough between both pans and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and cool completely. Stuffing: Preheat oven to 350. Break into pieces or dice pumpkin bread to yield 8 cups bread pieces. Spread bread pieces in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake until completely dry, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely. In a large pan over medium heat, saute onions in olive oil until translucent. Add bourbon, cranberries and orange zest.; mix well and remove from heat. In a large bowl, our cream over bread cubes and toss until liquid is absorbed. Squeeze excess liquid from bread and discard remaining cream. Fold onion mixture into bread. In a small bowl, whisk chicken stock and eggs and add to stuffing, then add pumpkin seeds, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper (and sauteed gizzard, heart and liver if desired), tossing to combine well. If baking outside turkey, transfer stuffing to a buttered 2 1/2 to 3 quart baking dish covered with foil and bake at 375 for about 20 minutes. uncover dish and bake until crisp, about 20 minutes (occasionally baste with pan drippings for a richer-tasting stuffing). To bake inside turkey, bring stuffing to room temp if prepared in advance. Bake to 165 degrees.