Maple Pumpkin Bisque Recipes

PUMPKIN BISQUE

Steps:

• Steam or boil the pumpkin or squash until tender.
• Sauté onions over medium heat in olive oil until translucent.
• Using a high-speed blender, combine pumpkin, onions, stock, garlic, wine, maple syrup and spices and blend until smooth.
• Warm soup in saucepan. Serve hot, garnished with pumpkin seeds and a drizzle of pumpkin seed oil, if desired.

PUMPKIN AND MAPLE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Place the flour in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the flour. Place the pumpkin, sour cream, maple flavoring, and syrup in the well. Mix the pumpkin mixture into the flour to make the dough until stiff. Roll the dough on a lightly-floured surface. Cut into 8 biscuits. Dip each biscuit into the melted shortening and place the biscuits on the baking sheet with the side that was dipped in shortening facing up.
• Bake in preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

MAPLE PUMPKIN BISQUE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a soup pot over medium heat.
• Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring often for 5 minutes.
• Add pumpkin and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes.
• Add wine and simmer until reduced by half.
• Add vegetable and chicken broth; cook until reduced by half.
• (At this point, pumpkin should be soft - if not, continue cooking until soft.).
• Puree soup in a food processor or blender.
• Return soup to pot.
• Season with cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Stir in cream and maple syrup.
• Reheat, if necessary, and serve.

MAPLE-PUMPKIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 4 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cream brown sugar and butter together using an electric mixer. Add pumpkin, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, and egg; mix well.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in another bowl. Mix into pumpkin mixture. Stir in raisins.
• Drop batter by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 11 to 13 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool, 8 to 10 minutes more.
• Mix confectioners' sugar and 1/4 cup maple syrup for icing together in a bowl. Drizzle onto cooled cookies.

APPLE PUMPKIN BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium heat in a large, heavy saucepan. Sauté the onion and ginger until onion is tender, about 4 minutes. Add pumpkin, applesauce, chicken broth, honey, vinegar, cinnamon stick, chile pepper, nutmeg, salt and pepper, and simmer about 15 minutes until flavors are blended. Stir in sour cream just before serving.