Miniature Pumpkin Breads Recipes

MINI PUMPKIN SPICE LOAVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 12 (5x3-inch) loaf pans with shortening; lightly flour.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Add pecans and raisins; toss to coat. Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until combined. On low speed, beat in flour mixture alternately with pumpkin. Stir in vanilla. Divide batter among loaf pans.
• Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.

MINI PUMPKIN-DATE BREADS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 11 miniature loaf pans, 4 1/2x2 3/4x1 1/4 inches.
• Mix sugar, oil, vanilla, eggs and pumpkin in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients except dates. Stir in dates. Divide batter among pans (about 1/2 cup each).
• Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up 10 days.

BAKED MINIATURE PUMPKINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut off the top of the pumpkin and scrape out all the seeds. Place the butter or margarine and brown sugar inside the pumpkin and sprinkle with ground cinnamon. Put the pumpkin lid back on and place pumpkin in a baking pan with a little water in the bottom.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 30 minutes or until tender. These can also be baked in the microwave on high for about 10 to 15 minutes.

MINIATURE PUMPKIN BREADS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray six 5 3/4x3 1/4x2-inch baby loaf pans with nonstick spray. Spread seeds out on rimmed baking sheet. Roast until beginning to color, stirring twice, about 20 minutes. Cool seeds. Set aside 1/2 cup whole seeds for topping. Using on/off turns, coarsely grind remaining seeds in processor.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in medium bowl; whisk to blend. Mix in ground pumpkin seeds. Using electric mixer, beat pure pumpkin and both sugars in large bowl until blended. Gradually beat in oil, then eggs 1 at a time, then minced ginger. Stir in dry ingredients in 4 additions alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions. Divide batter among prepared pans. Sprinkle with reserved 1/2 cup whole pumpkin seeds.
• Bake breads until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in pans. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; store at room temperature.)

EASY MINIATURE PUMPKIN PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Combine flour, shortening, sugar, and salt in a bowl; blend with a pastry cutter until crumbly.
• Mix water and egg together in a bowl; add to flour mixture. Stir until a dough forms.
• Divide dough into 12 equal portions. Flatten dough along the bottom and sides of each muffin cup. Spoon in pie filling; smooth the tops.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set and crust is golden, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes.

MINIATURE PUMPKIN CAKE TOWERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the pumpkin, sugar, oil and eggs until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and ginger; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture until blended. Transfer to 2 greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans; spread batter evenly in pans., Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks. , For filling, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, shortening and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the milk, cinnamon and vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth., Using a 3-in. round cookie cutter, cut out 30 circles from cakes. Spread 1 cup filling over 10 cake circles. Repeat. Top with remaining cakes. Pipe remaining filling over tops. Store in the refrigerator. Garnish with ice cream topping.

MINI PUMPKIN CRANBERRY BREADS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 5 or 6 inch mini disposable loaf pans.
• Combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
• Combine sugar, pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil and orange juice in large mixer bowl, beat until blended. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture, stir just until moistened. Fold in cranberries. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes, remove to wire racks to cool completely.