Pumpkinsquaresfrommaureenambrico Recipes

PUMPKIN SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the eggs, oil, sugar and pumpkin until smooth. Sift together the flour, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir into the pumpkin mixture.
• Spread evenly into the prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. The bars should spring back to the touch when done. Allow to cool before frosting.

PUPUSAS

Steps:

• Combine tomato sauce, water, cilantro, green bell pepper, onion, crushed garlic, bouillon cube, and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir until vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes. Let salsa roja cool for 10 minutes.
• Fill a blender halfway with the salsa roja. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Pour into a bowl. Repeat with remaining salsa roja. Return to saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes more stirring occasionally. Allow to cool completely, about 1 hour, and refrigerate.
• Place cabbage and carrots in a large bowl. Add 4 cups boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes. Drain well. Mix in vinegar, scallions, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Chill curtido until serving.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until almost fully cooked and not yet crispy, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer bacon and grease (if desired) to a food processor. Add tomatoes, quartered green bell pepper, Monterey Jack cheese, and minced garlic. Puree and season the chicharron with salt.
• Mix masa harina and 1/2 cup water together in a bowl by hand. Add the remaining water slowly, about 2 tablespoons at a time, mixing well after each addition, until dough is moist but still firm. Cover with a wet towel.
• Heat 1/2 cup oil a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Take a golf ball-sized piece of dough and roll into a ball in your hands. Make a hole in the dough ball with your thumb; put a small amount of chicharron inside the hole, close it up, and flatten the ball with your hands into a thick tortilla shape. Place pupusa in the skillet and fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Repeat with the remaining dough and chicharron.
• Serve each pupusa topped with 2 tablespoons of curtido and 1 tablespoon of salsa roja.

PUMPKIN SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl beat eggs, apple sauce, oil, sugar and pumpkin.
• Add in flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt to above mixture and mixing well.
• Spread on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes.
• For an extra treat, top with cream cheese topping.
• When pumpkin squares are cooled spread on top, cut and serve.
• Cream Cheese Topping: Mix cream cheese, margarine, vanilla and powdered sugar in a medium bowl, mixing well until smooth.

FROZEN PUMPKIN SQUARES

Steps:

• Combine pumpkin, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl; mix well and stir in walnuts.
• Place ice cream into a chilled bowl and gently fold in pumpkin mixture.
• Line the bottom of a 9x13-inch glass baking pan with 1/2 of the crushed cookies. Cover with 1/2 of the ice cream mixture. Top with remaining crushed cookies, followed by remaining ice cream mixture. Freeze, 8 hours to overnight. Cut into squares and serve.