Lately I've been going through the Autumnal recipes on my Pinterest boards and trying a few of them out. I love the ideas and inspiration I get from that site but over the year I've discovered that many of them are duffers, unfortunately, but these ones were not...
Last week I made Pumpkin Nutella Swirl Bread which was delicious and moist and a big hit with Cameron. I didn't have the appropriate mini loaf tins so I made mine in a square baking dish.
Because my chocolate spread was quite cold it was a bit stiff which meant that my swirling was somewhat lacking in finesse but they tasted good just the same.
I also made Petite Pumpkin Spice Donuts which are baked, not fried. I halved the recipe because it seemed quite a large quantity but they are quite moreish so maybe that was a mistake, depending on your point of view, haha!
I don't have a mini doughnut pan so I improvised with a mini bundt tin. I got 12 mini bundt doughnuts (about the size of a muffin) and a mini loaf.
The recipe suggests brushing the baked doughnuts with melted butter and rolling in sugar but that sounded like a faff to me so I sugared the baking tin with granulated cane sugar after greasing it and they came out sugary with no extra effort needed (gotta love a short cut!).
The doughnuts were surprisingly doughnutty despite not being fried and they were so popular that they barely lasted the day!
If these blustery days continue, I think I will be testing out some soup recipes next.
Have you been doing any Autumn inspired baking?
Ooh, those doughnuts look absolutely amazing. My mouth is watering!
ReplyDeleteI always resist admitting to myself it's autumn...but think I may be forced to now!
The equinox was this weekend, Viv so I think there's no denying it now!
DeleteCan I just ask where you get canned pumpkin from? Not sure I have ever seen it in a supermarket. Many Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi - you can buy canned pumpkin online if you can't find it in the shops but it is quite expensive. I'm using some I made last year and froze as I haven't managed to grow any pumpkins this year. You could substitute it with butternut squash - that works really well.
DeleteI wrote a blog post last year about making your own: Pumpkin Spice and all things nice
I hope that helps :o)
Mmmmmmm look yummy!
ReplyDeleteThanks :o)
DeleteOh those donuts are going to haunt me till I make them!
ReplyDeleteOh dear, sorry Becky!
DeleteLike the look of both of those. I have been trying not to move into Autumn yet but had to wear my gloves today to walk the dog so I think I am now officially in the Autumn mindset. I also bought some very cute pumpkins yesterday so my first really Autumnal recipe will be a pumpkin lasagne.
ReplyDeleteNow, pass the doughnuts! :)
I made pumpkin lasagne the other day, too.
DeleteIt's definitely Autumn when you need gloves!
We have been harvesting apples from the garden so I've made apple pies, stewed apple and apple chutney. The chutney is a first for me ... there are some lovely smells wafting from the kitchen, so I hope it tastes as good as it smells!
ReplyDeleteSan x
Ooh that sounds wonderful, San :o)
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