Pumpkin Pancakes

 

• 3 cups flour
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/4. tsp. ginger
• 2 T brown sugar
• 2 cups pumpkin puree or canned pumpkin
• 2 1/2 cup sour milk* (more or less depending on moistness of pumpkin)
• 3 eggs

I halfed the whole recipe since it was just for me and Liam and I still have left overs!

1. Mix dry ingredients in large bowl, making a hole in the center.

2. Add pumpkin puree, sour milk, eggs to center of bowl, and mix gently. Do not overmix. If batter is a bit stiff, add a little water until it can easily be spooned onto a hot lightly greased griddle.

3. Let pancakes bake until bubbles pop in the top, then flip—just one time. Do not press down—you want these to be light and airy!

4. Serve with your choice of whipped cream, syrup, and strawberries...or you could go the sweet route and top them with a vanilla glaze. ( I used maple syrup and decorated with blueberries for Liam)

 

 

Monkey Bread and the Lion

Jason never ask me to bake anything, but he saw Paula Deen making Monkey Bread on a daytime TV show and said it looked beyond awesome. I ran out to get biscuits and the rest is history of me really wanting to eat a whole cake at one time! ( I didn't but I seriously could!) I am really excited because it will be the perfect thing to make at Christmas time for my family up north. A side note Liam was a Lion for Halloween and had a great time check out the picture!

 Monkey Bread

• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 (10 count) cans refrigerated biscuits (10 biscuits each)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• cooking spray

Directions:

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. 2
   Put the white sugar and cinnamon in the pie plate and mix them together with your fingers until they are completely mixed.
3. 3
   Remove the biscuits from the tubes.
4. 4
   Place each biscuit on the cutting board and cut each one into fourths.
5. 5
   Place each piece of biscuit into the cinnamon sugar and shake it all.
6. 6
   around until it is coated. (Do a few at a time.).
7. 7
   Put the butter and brown sugar into the pot and heat it over low heat until it is mixed together.
8. 8
   Stir with the wooden spoon.
9. 9
   Turn off the heat.
10. 10
    Spray the Bundt pan with cooking spray.
11. 11
    Place the biscuit pieces evenly in the Bundt pan.
12. 12
    Pour the brown sugar mixture over the biscuits.
13. 13
    Bake the biscuits in the oven for 35 minutes.
14. 14
    Remove the Bundt pan and place it on the wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
15. 15
    To serve, turn the Bundt pan upside down onto the cake plate.
16. 16
    The biscuits should fall right out.
17. 17
    Let the monkey bread cool for a few minutes.
18. 18
    Pinch off piece to eat.

Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/paula-deens-monkey-bread-379134#ixzz1cmAvT8Bc