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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 11 Local & Entertainment Autumn pumpkin recipes Bebe’s word search soda,salt and pumpkin pie spice till combined. Make a well in the cen- ter and set aside. In a separate bowl whisk to- gether buttermilk, pumpkin puree, eggs, canola oil and vanilla extract until well Homemade Goodness blended. Pour By Eileen Driver pumpkin mixture into well of fl our I always loved going to mixture and the pumpkin patch as a whisk just until combined. child, then with my chil- Fold in chocolate chips. dren and now with Pour about ⅓ cup batter my grandchildren, search- at a time onto hot buttered ing for the perfect pumpkin griddle spreading into even to carve for Halloween, rounds. Cook until bottom bringing it home and de- is golden brown then fl ip signing that special Jacko- and cook other side till lantern face, then cutting golden brown. Serve warm open the pumpkin, scoop- with maple syrup. ing out the gooey insides If you don’t have and cutting out that face. pumpkin pie spice on hand Of course learning that you can easily make it in they were also good to eat minutes just mix 3 table- was exciting, too. spoons ground cinnamon, 2 Pumpkin pie has always teaspoons ground ginger, 2 been a holiday tradition teaspoons ground nutmeg, in our house; it’s also my 1 ½ teaspoons ground husband’s favorite, as well allspice and 1 ½ teaspoons as pumpkin bread served ground cloves. warm with melting Mix the spices together in butter. I’m making myself a small bowl and store in a hungry here! But I have small jar. Of course if you discovered some new ways forgot to buy syrup that’s to enjoy pumpkin that I not a problem either. think you would enjoy as In a small pan put equal well. The best way to start amounts of sugar, brown out the day is with some sugar and water bring to wonderful pumpkin pan- a boil then turn down the cakes that the whole family heat to about medium and will love. cook stirring for about 2 Pumpkin Oat Chocolate minutes till sugars dissolve. Chip Pancakes Splash in a little maple 1 ½ cups all purpose fl our fl avoring, or not it’s good 1 cup quick cook oats either way, stir and serve. ⅓ cup granulated sugar Store leftover syrup in 2 teaspoons baking refrigerator. powder There is nothing better ½ teaspoon baking soda than pancakes with warm ¾ teaspoon salt maple syrup, yum! 2 ½ teaspoons pumpkin Unless of course if it is a pie spice good piece of fudge. 1 ½ cups buttermilk I personally love fudge ¾ cup pumpkin puree but it is a little fattening so (fresh or canned) I usually only make fudge 2 large eggs at Christmas time, then I 3 tablespoons canola oil go crazy and make about 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 10 different fl avors to give 1 cup chocolate chips as gifts. butter for griddle I have to sample each and Preheat electric griddle to everyone to make sure they 350 degrees. turned out right before giv- In a mixing bowl whisk ing it away. And this one is together fl our, oats, sugar, on my list to make right baking powder, baking The under the peanut butter fudge. Pumpkin Pie Fudge ¾ cup unsalted butter 3 cups sugar ⅔ cup evaporated milk 1 cup canned pumpkin 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 2 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 9 ounces white chocolate chips 7 ounces marshmallow cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Melt butter over medium heat in a medium size saucepan. Stir in sugar, evaporated milk, pumpkin, corn syrup and pumpkin pie spice. Increase heat to medium high. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Continue cooking, stirring constantly until candy thermometer reads 234 degrees ( soft ball stage) Remove from heat and stir in white chocolate chips, marshmallow cream and vanilla until well blended. Line a 9x9 pan with foil and lightly coat with spray. Spread fudge into dish and let stand for 2 hours or till completely cool. Cut in squares and eat. It is not recommended that you try to can pumpkin puree at home because it is a low acid food and the thickness makes it really hard to cook out all the bacteria that can cause botulism while waiting to be eaten. But you can home-can cubed pumpkin and puree it as needed. I have always made pumpkin puree and stored it in the freezer in freezer bags in the amounts I need for each recipe. That way if I want to make a pie I just take out the baggie marked pie and I have just the right amount and I have never had any go bad on me. So make and enjoy all the goodies you want throughout the year with those fresh pumpkins found in the pumpkin patch, but make sure you do it safely! Baker County Press Subscribe Today! Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Email address: Phone: E-Only $29.95/yr. Print (Delivery) $39.95/yr. Print (Mail) $49.95/yr. Inside Baker City City Limits Only Outside Baker City City Limits Only 1. Make check payable to: Black Lyon Publishing, LLC 2. Mail the check with this completed form to: PO Box 567, Baker City, Ore. 97814 To pay by credit card, please visit www.Th eBakerCountyPress.com This week’s crossword puzzle Across 1- Short letter; 5- Island in the East China Sea; 10- On ___ with (equal to); 14- Vocal; 15- Ventures; 16- Microscopic arach- nid; 17- Inter ___; 18- Pan-fry; 19- Requirement; 20- Thwart; 22- Having 90-degree angles; 24- Gastropod mollusk; 25- Offi cial count of population; 26- Gumbo ingredient; 28- Wild dog of Austra- lia; 32- Library ID; 35- Actor Byrnes; 37- ‘It’s true!’; 38- Up to, briefl y; 39- Grenoble’s river; 41- Future fl ounder; 42- Cricket team; 45- The French word for “no”; 46- E.g., e.g.; 47- It merged with Exxon; 48- Deer sir; 50- Composer Debussy; 54- Dweebish; 58- Ready for editing; 61- Excrement used as fertilizer; 62- Floor model; 63- Vinegary prefi x; 65- Buenos ___; 66- Cracked; 67- Garr and Hatcher; 68- Chip in; 69- Numerous; 70- At attention; 71- Flat sound; Down 1- ___ Ark; 2- Acrylic fi ber; 3- Coniferous evergreen forest; 4- High spirits; 5- Gds.; 6- Penlight battery; 7- Armistice; 8- Attack; 9- Consumers; 10- Loss of memory; 11- Yacht spot; 12- To ___ (exactly); 13- Comic Foxx; 21- Class; 23- Au naturel; 25- Heels; 27- Harness part; 29- Workers’ rights org.; 30- Dollop; 31- ___ and terminer; 32- Gossip bit; 33- Farm structure; 34- Air bubble; 36- Bear lair; 37- 1996 Tony-winning musical; 40- Red fl ower; 43- Triumph; 44- Singer Fitzgerald; 46- To-do lists; 49- Santa ___; 51- Become less in- tense, die off; 52- Stomach woe; 53- Caterpillar rival; 55- Debris; 56- Mild oaths; 57- Approvals; 58- Mild cheese; 59- ___ vu; 60- ___ old cowhand...; 61- The majority of; 64- ___-tac-toe;
