It’s November! Time for pumpkins!
And you thought they were only for October?
Yes, we used those pumpkins to carve our Halloween jack-o-lanterns, but now that it’s November, there is so much more that we can do with pumpkins!
Pumpkins are such an essential element of decorating for the fall season. They are one of my favorites for decorating cards this time of year – here are a few examples:
Have you used pumpkins to decorate your cards, treat boxes, and gift bags and tags? Let me know in the Facebook group!
Outside of decorating, do you remember Betty Crocker? Here’s a favorite recipe I’ve adapted from an old Betty Crocker cookbook from 1978 (the year I got married!).
Pumpkin Bread
You will need:
- Butter (2/3 cup)
- Sugar (2 & 2/3 cups)
- Eggs (4)
- Pumpkin (1 lb can) – make sure this is pumpkin, NOT pumpkin pie mix!
- Water (2/3 cup)
- All-purpose flour (3 & 1/3 cups)
- Baking Soda (2 tsp)
- Salt (1 & 1/2 tsp)
- Baking Powder (1/2 tsp)
- Cinnamon (1 tsp)
- Chopped Nuts (2/3 cup)
Put it together:
- Heat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease two 9″ x 5″ loaf pans.
- Beat together the flour and sugar until it’s light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, pumpkin, and water – then beat until well-blended.
- Slowly add the flour (slowly!), baking soda, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon, then stir in the nuts.
- Pour the whole mixture into the pans and bake about 70 minutes (or until an inserted cake tester comes out clean).
- Enjoy your pumpkin bread!
I hope that sometime this month you are able to enjoy pumpkins in some way, whether it’s in food, decorating, or in your card making! I’d love to see what you come up with. Share how you’re using pumpkins this November in the Facebook group!
