Homemade Cornbread – Make it From Scratch!

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Homemade Cornbread

This is our favorite recipe for cornbread. Cornbread can be dry, but this recipe is nice and moist, with a slight sweetness to it. Yum! You can buy boxed cornbread mix, but cornbread from scratch is much better, and it isn’t hard at all. Homemade Cornbread 2 eggs 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2/3 cup cornmeal 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup plain yogurt 1/4 cup butter, melted Preheat oven to 400° F. Beat eggs in a mixing bowl and add sugar. Mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, […] Read more »

How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Puree for Baking

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Around our house, Autumn makes us think of pumpkins. We like to decorate with our table with cute little pumpkins, but even more, we like to eat pumpkin treats! Many pumpkin recipes call for canned pumpkin puree, but you can make your very own pumpkin puree from scratch… all you need is a pie pumpkin. Large pumpkins that are sold for carving don’t work well for cooking as they are usually more stringy and have a higher water content. So look for a pie pumpkin when you want to make fresh pumpkin puree. Ingredients: 1 pie pumpkin Equipment: cutting board […] Read more »

Harvest Cookies

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Fall brings cooler weather and pumpkins galore! These pumpkin oat chocolate chip cookies have cranberries and pecans hidden in them too, a sweet harvest of yumminess! Harvest Cookies 2 cups white whole wheat flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) – softened 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 cup pumpkin puree 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups oats 1 cup pecans 2 cups chocolate chips 1 cup dried cranberries Heat oven to 350°. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in […] Read more »