French Toast Cupcakes

Ingredients

FOR THE STREUSEL
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoon cold unsalted butter, cut into chunks
FOR THE CUPCAKES
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sour cream
4 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
To make the streusel: In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Mix the cold butter into the mixture by hand, squeezing the pieces in to mix it.
Cover and freeze while you prepare the cupcakes.
If you're not using the streusel right away, refrigerate it until ready to use.
To make the cupcakes: Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners; set aside.
In a large bowl, or the bowl of a standing mixer, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add the butter, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla and mix well, until the mixture is smooth, about 30 seconds. Get rid of any remaining flour by stirring the mixture by hand, with a spatula.
Place two tablespoons of batter in each prepared baking cup. Divide the streusel evenly among the cupcakes, and sprinkle each it on one. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Frost with Maple Syrup Butter cream Frosting

Broccoli with Creamy Parmesan Sauce

1 pound broccoli
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (I used whole wheat and it was fine)
1 cup milk
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
pinch of ground white pepper
pinch of ground nutmeg

1.  Trim broccoli stalks, steam until tender, 5-7 minutes
2. Meanwhile, whisk flour and 1/4 cup milk in a small bowl until smooth.  Heat the remaining 3/4 cup milk in a saucepan over medium-low heat until steaming.  Whisk in the flour mixture; cook, whisking, until thickened, 2 to 4 minutes.  Remove from the heat; add cheese, salt, pepper and nutmeg.  Drizzle over the broccoli.  Serve warm.

Pumpkin Pasta Sauce

‎6 ounces whole wheat penne pasta

3/4 cup pumpkin puree

3/4 cup low sodium chicken broth

1/4 cup nonfat milk

1 teaspoon margarine

1/4 teaspoon onion powder

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 pinch ground cloves

1 pinch ground nutmeg

1 pinch ground cinnamon

1 pinch ground ginger

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving

Directions

1.Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the penne, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.

2.Heat the pumpkin puree, chicken broth, milk, margarine, onion powder, black pepper, salt, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger in a large skillet over low heat until heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir in the drained pasta, and toss with the Parmesan cheese.

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

1 1/2 cup butter
4 1/2 cup sugar
3 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 tsp baking powder
3 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp ginger
3 tsp cinnamon
7 1/2 cup flour
3 eggs
3 tsp vanilla
1 large can pumpkin
1 package milk chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugar, add dry ingredients and mix well. Add eggs, pumpkin, chocolate chips, and vanilla. Mix well. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees.

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

3+9 inch baked pastry shell
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2/3 cup evaporated milk (1 5 fl oz can)
3 eggs, separated
1 1/4 cup canned pumpkin (1 15 oz can)
whipped cream for topping

In saucepan, combine gelatin, white sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and nutmeg. Stir in evaporated milk and beaten egg yolks. Cook- stirring over low heat until slightly thickened. Remove pan from heat. Add pumpkin. Chill, stirring occasionally until thickened. Beat egg whites to soft peaks. Gradually add 1/4 cup white sugar. Continue to beat until stiff peaks. Fold egg mixture into pumpkin mixture. Spoon into cooked, baked pie shell. Chill until firm. Top with whipped cream and serve.

Helen Corbitt’s Sour Cream Muffins

1/4 pound butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix until light, then add:
4 eggs, well beaten
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 3/4 cups flour
1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg

Mix thoroughly, but not too much. Pour into buttered muffin tins and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.
This was the popular muffin served at morning coffees at the Houston Country Club.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup canned pumpkin

1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

1 egg

1/2 cup chocolate chips

Mix ingredients until moist, should be lumpy. Fillmuffin cups 2/3 full. Sprinkle 1/4 tsp sugar over batter in eachcup. Bake 18-20 min at 400 degrees. Remove from pan immediately.

Blueberry Stuffed French Toast

1 loaf French bread, ½ sliced 1” thick, ½ cubed
1 8oz package cream cheese, softened
1 to 2 cups blueberries – frozen or fresh
3 cups milk
4 eggs
1/3 cups maple sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ¼ cup sugar
¼ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Syrup:

1 cup blueberries
Water (just enough to almost cover the berries)
2 Tablespoon corn starch
1 teaspoon butter
Maple syrup to taste
Lemon juice to taste
Whip Cream


-line 9x13 pan with slices of bread (cube the rest) and then spread all the cream cheese on the layer of bread

-sprinkle blueberries on sliced bread, toss bread cubes on top of that, and smoosh it down a little

-mix milk, eggs, syrup, vanilla, and sugar, then pour that over everything slowly
-push bread cubes down a little more with a spoon (helps for absorbing liquids)
-cover and refrigerate overnight
-bake at 350 for 30 minutes with foil on
-remove foil and bake 30 more minutes
-let stand 10 minutes before serving


-While French toast bakes, prepare syrup:
-put blueberries in pot and add water to almost cover.
-add cornstarch (mixed in a small amount of cold water before adding)
-add butter and bring to boil
-mush blueberries while cooking (I use a banana masher)
-boil for a while, till blueberries are mostly mushed and cooked, then add maple syrup to sweeten and lemon juice to intensify blueberry flavor.
-Top individual servings with syrup & whip cream