Sunday, October 24, 2010

Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts with Maple Glaze


I had a friend who posted on facebook that she had made these and how good they were. So, I asked for the recipie and now I'm sharing it with you! This recipie comes from JoyTheBaker.



In a saucepan, heat up on medium heat until spices become fragrant...

3/4 cup pumpkin puree

1/8 tsp ground cloves

1/4 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon


Remove from heat and whisk in....

1 large egg

1/4 tsp salt

1/3 cup granulated sugar


Place filling in fridge while you prepare your dough.

You need to start with pie dough. Wether you use pre-done, make your own or use Pillsbury crescent rolls like I would, depends on how many you will get out of this. Roll out your pie dough into 1/8th thickness and cut with a pizza cutter pop tart size rectangles.


Beat one large egg in a bowl and brush on half of your rectangles. Spoon filling on top of brushed squares. Place the other half of the rectangles on top. With a floured fork, crimp edges together. Create vent holes on top of pockets.


Let tarts rest in fridge while you preheat the oven to 350 degrees.


When oven is ready, place tarts in upper 1/3 of oven and bake for 25-30 minutes.


Cool tarts. While cooling make glaze of...

1 cup of powdered sugar

2 tsp of maples syrup

2 tbls of milk


Glaze cooled tarts and enjoy!


Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Menu

When I post my menus online I feel more committed to actually cooking what I planned and not being lazy and thinking $5 pizza seems like a better option, so here you go...

Mon - pumpkin pancakes and scrambled eggs (for the boys)
Tues - cowboy spaghetti
Wed - soup and bread (type of soup tba)
Thurs - honey lime chicken and brown rice
Fri - porcupine meatballs
Sat - hot wing pizza

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Granola Bars

1/2 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup of honey
1/4 coconut oil
1 cup instant oats
1/8 cup of wheat germ
1 cup of add-ins (chocolate chips, raisens, coconut flakes, etc)

In a small pot melt the peanut butter, honey and coconut oil (here in the northwest, I have found that you don't need this, these are plenty moist). Remove from heat and add the oats, wheat germ and any add-ins you would like. Press into a pan and enjoy!

Monday, October 11, 2010

Dinner This Week

We've been pretty sporadic about posting lately, so I thought I'd put one up and see if it sparked any good menus or new recipes.

Mon - grilled chicken salad
Tues - candied steak and steamed veggies
Wed - Spaghetti with browned butter and green beans
Thurs - biscuits and gravy and fruit
Fri - spaghetti bake
Sat - homemade pizza