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Easy Pumpkin Bread

I have been a little pressed for time lately but I don't want to neglect the masses (eyeroll...lol).  If I had a go to dessert or quick bread, this would be it. Always moist, always easy, always delicious.

Easy Pumpkin Bread
Adapted from http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/pumpkin_bread/

What you need:

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 15 oz can of pumpkin purée
• 1 cup olive oil (or canola, vegetable)
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice

What to do:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• In a large bowl sift together the flour, salt, sugar, and baking soda
• In a medium bowl mix the pumpkin, oil, eggs, water, and spices together
• Combine with the dry ingredients
• Pour evenly into two prepared loaf pan
• Bake 50-60 minutes until a cake tester poked in the center of the bread comes out clean

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Horseradish White Cheddar Biscuits w/ Garlic Parsley Butter

Not only will there be sugar and chocolate for all of January, but there will also be butter! Lots and lots of butter!

Hence, these really buttery and delicious cheese filled biscuits! These have a cult following within my family! Since I first made them, they have been the most requested "like one of my jams".  You can definitely use any cheese you want but a good, sharp cheddar works best. Also, if you want more of a horseradish flavor add about one teaspoon of prepared horseradish to the buttermilk before adding it to the biscuits.


Horseradish White Cheddar Biscuits 
w/Garlic Parsley Butter

What You Need:

• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 cup of shredded horseradish white cheddar cheese
• 1 cup cold buttermilk
• 1 stick cold, unsalted butter

For the Garlic Butter:

• Couple cloves of minced garlic
• Couple tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley (dried works fine as well)
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted

What To Do:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• In a large bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients
• Use a pastry blender to cut in the butter until small pea-sized crumbs form
• Add the cheese and toss until coated with flour
• Add the buttermilk and stir until combined being careful not to over mix
• Pat the dough into a rectangle about 1/2" to 3/4" thick
• Cut biscuits with a sharp, round 2" cutter, dipping the cutter into flour between cuts to reduce sticking
• Pat the scraps together, and cut additional biscuits
• Place the biscuits on a buttered baking sheet
• Bake the biscuits for 14 to 16 minutes, or until they're a light golden brown
• In a small bowl, combine all of the ingredients for the garlic butter
• Once you remove the cooked biscuits from the oven, generously brush over the tops.

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Roasted and Loaded Potato Wedges

While most Food Bloggers are giving you salads and leaner, healthier options, I will buck this trend and give you all the cheese and butter and sugar you can stand!

You're welcome.

First up, these easy and delicious potato wedges. The seasonings can be changed to suit your family's tastes or simply roasted with salt, pepper and granulated garlic.  

Loaded Potato Wedges

What you need:

• 2-3 large baking potatoes cut into wedges
• 1 Tbs each: smoky paprika, chili powder, granulated garlic, dried thyme
• 3-4 Tbs Olive Oil (or oil of your choice)
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup shredded cheese
• 1/4 cup diced onions
• 1/4 cup cook bacon, diced

What to do:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees
• Pour the olive oil and all of the spices in a medium sized bowl and stir to mix
• Place potatoes in the seasoning mix and use your hands to thoroughly coat the wedges
• Place the potatoes in a single layer on a sheet pan or cast iron skillet (I prefer this method because it guarantees crispy bottoms!)
• Roast uncovered for 40-45 minutes or until cooked through and crisp
• During the last 2 or 3 minutes of roasting, remove pan from oven, sprinkle with cheese and onions and bacon

Serve hot!

"You're fan girling. Over a stove?!"

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My kid is so shadeful y'all.  She and her dad made real good fun of me over my excitement for a stove.  However, I am honestly and without shame, fan girling over a stove.  It is a gas freestanding double oven! I swoon every time I see it! Look.At.It!!!!!

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I didn't even know I needed it until I saw it in one of my food magazines...lolol.  I can totally justify the purchase to E. Thanksgiving will be at our house this year and I can just add saving for this stove to the long list of projects and purchases that have to be completed or buy before November.  Imagine the time saved and the food that will be cooked in this baby!!

I want her y'all. I want her bad!

What is something you are currently coveting that you absolutely MUST have?

Happy Monday!