For a change in breakfast pace, why not whip up a batch of pumpkin pancakes? The inclusion of pumpkin in the breakfast or brunch item adds extra beta-carotene and antioxidants to the meal.http://urbanext.illinois.edu/pumpkins/nutrition.cfm
Making pumpkin pancakes is easy--it is just like making regular pancakes, with pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices added to the batter. However, these pancakes can be served in a variety of ways with different accompanying items. Serve them for midday parties or treat your family to a special Sunday brunch. Nestle's Very Best Baking recommends serving them with a pumpkin maple syrup while Chef Nigella Lawson suggests adding sticky maple pecans to the dish.http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/28643/Pumpkin-Pancakes/detail.aspx http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34261164/ns/today-foodwine/ Pumpkin pancakes can also be topped with whipped cream flavored with additional spices.http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/pumpkin-pancakes-with-nutmeg-whipped-cream/Detail.aspx For an extra pumpkin flavor boost, serve with pumpkin pie syrup or pumpkin butter.
How to Make Pumpkin Pancakes
Making pumpkin pancakes is easy when following these steps. Danielle Bernabe, Mahalo chef, demonstrates mixing dry ingredients before adding the wet items. Spices used include nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger. The mixture is combined to make the pancake batter. Use a ladle to pour small amounts of batter into a skillet or on a griddle. Flip the pancakes when the small bubbles pop.
Step 1: Ingredients for Pumpkin Pancakes
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flourhttp://sweetpeaskitchen.com/2010/10/03/pumpkin-pancakes/
- 2 tablespoons brown sugarhttp://www.pastrywiz.com/dailyrecipes/recipes/523.htm
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground gingerhttp://www.marthastewart.com/article/pumpkin-pancakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups pureed pumpkin
- 2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup chopped walnutshttp://sweetpeaskitchen.com/2010/10/03/pumpkin-pancakes/
Step 2: Making the Pumpkin Pancakes
- Whisk together milk, pumpkin puree, melted butter and eggshttp://sweetpeaskitchen.com/2010/10/03/pumpkin-pancakes/
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, brown sugar, spices, baking powder and salt
- Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients, and stir until just mixed (batter should be somewhat lumpy).http://sweetpeaskitchen.com/2010/10/03/pumpkin-pancakes/ Nuts can be added in the mix or held for a topping.http://www.wellsphere.com/healthy-cooking-article/pumpkin-pancakes-with-crunchy-nut-topping/1241406
- Oil a large skillet or griddle and heat on medium highhttp://www.pastrywiz.com/dailyrecipes/recipes/523.htm
- Pour batter onto griddle to form round pancakes
- To make the perfect pancake, flip when batter is bubbly and the bottom is solidhttp://www.pastrywiz.com/dailyrecipes/recipes/523.htm
- Cook until golden brown
- Serve
Step 3: Toppings for Pumpkin Pancakes
Pumpkin pancakes may be topped with a variety of flavors.
- Nuts added to the top side of the pancake just before flipping will cook into the item forming a crunchy topping.http://www.wellsphere.com/healthy-cooking-article/pumpkin-pancakes-with-crunchy-nut-topping/1241406
- Pumpkin puree mixed with maple syrup and spices can be used for a pumpkin maple sauce.http://www.pastrywiz.com/dailyrecipes/recipes/523.htm
- Items to sprinkle on the pancake may include sliced bananas, brown sugar, and nuts.
- For a non-maple based syrup, a cream cheese sauce can be made by combining the cheese with milk and condensed milk.http://www.6bittersweets.com/2009/09/pumpkin-pancakes.html
- Other syrup and sauce flavors for the pancakes include maple, blueberry, or honey with walnuts. A mixture of lemon juice and powdered sugar can be used as a glaze.
How to Bake Christmas Cookies
Follow the instructions by Chef Danielle Bernabe, as she shows how to bake Christmas cookies using pre-made cookie dough. Roll the dough out to a 1/8 inch thickness and cut out with a cookie cutter. After baking the cookies can be decorated.
How to Make Royal Icing
Learn how to make Royal Icing to use for decorating cookies. Mahalo’s Danielle Bernabe demonstrates makes the icing which can be dyed for many cookie colors. The icing is made from powdered sugar, warm water, and meringue powder. The mixture is beat until it reaches a soft peak stage.
How to Make Gingerbread Men
Mahalo’s Chef Danielle Bernabe shows how to make gingerbread men from scratch. The dough starts by mixing dry ingredients then incorporating them into creamed wet ingredients. The dough chills for several hours before rolling out and cutting the cookies.
How to Decorate Santa Cookies
Danielle Bernabe, a professional chef, offers a holiday cooking tutorial on how to decorate Santa cookies. She shows how to pipe the icing onto the cookie using a royal icing decoration and advises waiting for each color of icing to dry before adding another so they do not run together. This cooking guide is part of a larger series of holiday themed cooking videos available on the Mahalo.com YouTube channel.
How to Decorate Candy Cane Cookies
Learn to make candy cane cookies in this cookie demonstration. The host explains how to turn ordinary Christmas cookies into candy canes complete with icing and sprinkles. This video is part of a wider series of Christmas Food guides, which are available to view for free on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How to Make Fruitcake
Danielle Bernabe returns for another Mahalo.com cooking video. The professional chef shows how to make fruitcake using dried fruit soaked in rum rather than a heavier candied fruit choice. This video is part of a wider series of Christmas Food guides, which are available to view for free on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How to Make Gingerbread
To expand your holiday baking options, learn how to make Gingerbread with Danielle Bernabe. To get the bread started, cream butter and raw sugar together. Next, Ms. Bernabe recommends sifting dry ingredients onto parchment paper for ease in transferring to the bowl. Sifting rids the mixture of clumps. The gingerbread includes a stout beer and molasses. The beer and molasses are mixed together and added to the mixture after incorporating eggs into the butter and sugar mix.This video is part of a wider series of Christmas Food guides, which are available to view for free on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How to Decorate Reindeer Cookies
Danielle Bernabe shows you how to decorate reindeer cookies. Royal icing dyed brown is used for the base color in the decoration. While the frosting is still wet an additional color of white is added and a toothpick is used for a marbling effect. Sprinkles are added to the antlers. This video is part of Christmas Food guides available to view for on the MahaloDotCom channel of YouTube.
How to Decorate Snowman Cookies
Learn how to decorate a snowman cookie with hostess Danielle Bernabe who demonstrates decorating the cookies. The cookies are decorated starting with the hat. The decoration is done using royal icing which is in a plastic bag with a corner cut off. Let the hat set until dry before completing the rest of the body. Enjoy other Christmas cookie videos by viewing the MahaloDotCom YouTube channel.
How to Make Peppermint Bark
To learn to make peppermint bark for a Christmas follow the steps presented by Mahalo's Danielle Bernabe. The chef teaches the steps for melting chocolate and adding peppermint. The bark is refrigerated for 45 minutes and then broken into pieces. View other Christmas Food guides for free on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
More Mahalo Christmas Food Pages
- Christmas Salad Recipes
- Decorated Christmas Cookies
- Christmas Punch Recipes
- Best Vegetarian Christmas
- Christmas Cookies
- Christmas Casserole
- How to Bake Christmas Cookies
- How to Decorate Santa Cookies
- How to Make Gingerbread Men
- How to Decorate Candy Cane Cookies
- How to Make Fruitcake
- How to Make Gingerbread
- How to Decorate Reindeer Cookies
- How to Make Pumpkin Pancakes
- How to Decorate Snowman Cookies
