{"id":927,"date":"2009-10-31T19:10:53","date_gmt":"2009-11-01T01:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=927"},"modified":"2009-10-31T19:18:01","modified_gmt":"2009-11-01T01:18:01","slug":"pumpkin-bars-and-poison-pills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=927","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin Bars and Poison Pills"},"content":{"rendered":"<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DriftlessAppetite\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; 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width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rss\" title=\"Subscribe to our RSS Feed\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/rss.png\" \/><\/a><p>Happy Halloween!\u00a0\u00a0 Muahahhhhahaha!!!\u00a0 May I tempt you with a couple of treats?\u00a0 I&#8217;ve never really dressed up for Halloween except once when I just moved to the States and I decided to dress up as a nurse.\u00a0 I borrowed my mom&#8217;s scrubs and stethoscope.\u00a0 This year I was going to be Jim Halpert from <em>The Office<\/em> with a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.buddytv.com\/articles\/the-office\/the-office-koi-pond-recap-sex-32301.aspx\"> &#8220;Bookface&#8221;<\/a> costume but I just felt silly.\u00a0 However I did not feel too silly dressing up my dog Oliver as &#8220;Super Dog&#8221; and parading him all over town.\u00a0 Look!\u00a0 Down on the ground!\u00a0 It&#8217;s a bunny, it&#8217;s a potato.\u00a0 It&#8217;s Suuuperdog!!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-933\" title=\"superollie\" src=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/superollie.jpeg\" alt=\"superollie\" width=\"1000\" height=\"923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/superollie.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/superollie-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>OK, back to the treats.\u00a0 These pumpkin bars are so delicious.\u00a0 I&#8217;m a big fan of roasting (for best flavor).\u00a0 I went easy on the spices so that you could actually taste the pumpkin flavor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pumpkin Bars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-948\" title=\"pumpkinbars2\" src=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/pumpkinbars21.jpg\" alt=\"pumpkinbars2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/pumpkinbars21.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/pumpkinbars21-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>RECIPE<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 400 degrees<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>1 small pumpkin about 2-3 lbs. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pecksfarmmarketeast.com\/\">Peck&#8217;s<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>2 T. butter<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cut the pumpkin in half and take out the seeds.\u00a0 Place a table spoon of butter in each half and wrap in foil.\u00a0 Bake for about one hour or until soft.\u00a0 I like to do this part a day ahead of time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buttery Crust<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>2 cups flour<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1 and 1\/2 sticks sweet cream butter (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shullsburgcreamery.com\/ShullsCheeseProds.html\">Schullsburg<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>2 T. powdered sugar<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/2 t. salt if butter is unsalted<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make sure the butter is at room temperature and soft.\u00a0 Use a fork to mix the the dry ingredients into the butter.\u00a0 The dough should look a bit dry and look like small rice grains.\u00a0 Press onto a cookie pan.\u00a0 Bake at 350 for about 8-10 minutes or until the crust is a little golden brown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Filling<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>2 heaping cups cooked pumpkin<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/2 t. cinnamon<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/2 t. nutmeg<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/2 can condensed milk<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/2 cup granulated sugar<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1 t. vanilla<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>2 eggs<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>2 T. flour<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mash some pumpkin with a fork.\u00a0 Depending on the moisture content of the you might have to dry it out a bit by simmering and stirring constantly for about 10 minutes on the stove.\u00a0 Let it sit for awhile to cool then mix in the rest of the ingredients.\u00a0 I added 2 T. flour to ensure that the bars would not be too wet.\u00a0 Spread the filling onto the crust and bake for about 20 minutes until the bars feel firm and a little dry to the touch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dusting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>1\/2 c. powdered sugar<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/2 t. cinnamon<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/4 t. nutmeg<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sprinkle as much or as little as you want on the cooled bars.\u00a0 I hurried mine a bit and the warm bars melted the powdered sugar.<\/p>\n<p>The bars turned out really well.\u00a0 I&#8217;m even thinking about making them for Thanksgiving instead of pie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Poison Pills&#8221; aka Roasted Pumpkin Seeds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-949\" title=\"roastedpumpkinseeds\" src=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/roastedpumpkinseeds1.jpg\" alt=\"roastedpumpkinseeds\" width=\"1000\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/roastedpumpkinseeds1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/roastedpumpkinseeds1-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>RECIPE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>pumpkin seeds<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/2 t. cayenne pepper<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>salt<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>pepper<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/2 t. canola oil<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/4 t. granulated sugar<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Clean the seeds and add the rest of the ingredients.\u00a0 Bake at 400 degrees until you can smell &#8217;em!\u00a0 About 10-12 minutes.\u00a0 Eat while it&#8217;s warm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Halloween!\u00a0\u00a0 Muahahhhhahaha!!!\u00a0 May I tempt you with a couple of treats?\u00a0 I&#8217;ve never really dressed up for Halloween except once when I just moved to the States and I decided to dress up as a nurse.\u00a0 I borrowed my mom&#8217;s scrubs and stethoscope.\u00a0 This year I was going to be Jim Halpert from The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[53,51,52,54,27],"class_list":["post-927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-cooking","tag-halloween","tag-pumpkin","tag-pumpkin-bars","tag-pumpkin-seeds","tag-recipe","no-featured-image"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=927"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":950,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927\/revisions\/950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}