Pumpkin Pancakes

Made these for Halloween breakfast this morning!
Pumpkin Pancakes

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons vinegar

Mix together the milk, pumpkin, egg, oil and vinegar. Add brown sugar.  Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, ginger and salt.  Stir into the pumpkin mixture just enough to combine.

Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake making bats, pumpkins, witch hats, jack'olanters, etc.  Use chocolate chips for eyes and teeth.  Brown on both sides and serve hot. Serve with heated cinnamon applesauce and maple syrup.  You may add whipped cream too.  Use your imagination.  Serves 6.

Mummy Dogs and Pumpkin Shakes

Last night we had a kids Halloween party and I served mummy dogs and pumpkin shakes.  Sorry no pictures -- missing camera, bummer for the holiday.

Mummy Dogs (Serves 8)
8 Hot Dogs or Veggie Dogs
1 Package breadsticks in a can
Mustard and Ketchup
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Spray a cookie sheet.  Pop open the can of breadsticks.  Separate them into 8 pieces.  Wrap one long piece of dough around 1 hot dog.  Leave a space for the face of the mummy.   Repeat until all 8 are wrapped.  I let each wrap their own.  Bake and when the hot dogs are cool, dot the ketchup and/or mustard with a toothpick and make eyes on the face.  Serve.


Pumpkin Shakes (Serves 2)
1/2 Cup Pumpkin (I used canned)
1 Cup Rice, Almond or Cow’s Milk
Pinch Cinnamon
Pinch Nutmeg
1 Tbsp Agave Nectar
1. Place all the ingredients in a blender.
2. Puree until smooth.
3. Serve.

Thanks to Weelicious for this recipe.

Unique Cake Mix Cookies

Tonight for Family Home Evening I made another cookie recipe from a cake mix.  This recipes is also credited to Stephanie Ashcraft from 101 "Things to Do with a Cake Mix"!  I promise not to make all 101 recipes and they aren't all cookies.  They are bars and mostly cakes. 

Unique Cake Mix Cookies

2 eggs

1/3 cup honey

1/3 cup margarine

1/2 cup flour

1 cake mix, any flavor (I used fun flavor ORANGE today!) 

Blend eggs, honey, margarine, flour and 1/2 cake mix.  Beat until fluffly, mix in rest of cake mix.  Roll into small balls and bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees.  Makes 2 dozen.

Cake Mix Cookie

I needed a fast dessert and remembered Stephanie Ashcraft's cookbook my Mother gave me entitled "101 Things to do with a Cake Mix" and pulled it out and pulled off a quick cookie in under 30 minutes!  Give it a try!

Cake Mix Cookies
1 cake mix, any flavor (I used chocolate today)
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup chocolate chips
3/4 oil
2 eggs

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Mix together cake mix, brown sugar, oil and eggs.  Stir in chocolate chips after dough has formed.  Cook on ungreased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

Poppy Seed Cake or Bread

We're visiting great friends this weekend and T is serving this yummy, easy cake.  I thank her for making it and sharing it.  Now I just made it as muffins as an after school snack.  Enjoy!

It's easy because it's a cake mix, with more added to make it much better.

Poppy Seed Cake or Bread

1 yellow or white cake mix

1 box instant vanilla pudding

1/2 c. oil

4 eggs

1 c. water

2 T poppy seeds

3/4 tsp. vanilla

Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.  

You can use a Bundt pan, cake pan, bread pan or muffin tins.