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Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup yellow corn meal
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 11/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin spice
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup coconut oil or vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

Ingredients

• preheat oven to 375 degrees f
• in a large bowl mix together flour, cornmeal, baking powder and soda and spices. set aside until ready for use
• in another large mixing bowl, add oil and egg and whisk until combined. next add in the pumpkin puree, vanilla, milk, sugar and lime zest or juice.
• mix well. add the dry ingredients to the wet and fold in gently to avoid having a tough muffin on hand.
• next add in chopped walnuts.
• line a 12 inch muffin pan and equally distribute the batter. place in preheated oven and bake until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean or bake for roughly 15 minutes (please keep an eye on the muffin)
• once baked, remove from oven and allow to set in the pan for 10 minutes before removing and placing on a rack to cool completely.
• serve with a bit of butter or honey on the top. enjoy

https://youtu.be/F_ZjX2DnLrc

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https://youtu.be/RdV_xA_nILw

Ingredients

• 2 lbs pumpkin, washed, peeled and sliced into cubes
• 2 cups rice, washed (i used parboiled brown rice)
• coconut milk (i used 3/4 of the powdered milk)
• 3 pimento peppers, diced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, chopped
• a few twigs of chives
• a few big thyme leaves, chopped
• fresh thyme
• 2 chado beni leaves, diced
• salt to taste
• water as needed
• 1 tablespoon oil of choice

Instructions

• in a large skillet, add oil and heat up. add in some of the above mentioned seasonings with the exception of the thyme and mix well.
• allow to sautee for a few minutes. next add in pumpkin and give it a good stir
• sautee for a couple of minutes. next add in some water (roughly half to 1 cup) and allow to boil/cook for about 5 minutes (should be half cooked at that point)
• add in coconut milk and mix well. next add in rice and some water.
• gently stir. go in with the remaining seasonings and salt. be sure to check for flavour and add any seasoning of choice. water should be added as needed.
• allow to cook.
• remove from heat and serve with your favourite meat side and salad of choice
• enjoy!

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• https://youtu.be/x2Xys6QT0ic

Ingredients

• cups of all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 can 15 ounces pumpkin puree or 2 cups homemade puree
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon lime or lemon juice
• pumpkin seeds or walnuts or chocolate chips optional)

Instructions

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• in a bowl, add flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice. mix well to combine. then set aside until ready for use.
• in another large bowl, add sugars and pumpkin puree. mix until combined. next add in eggs, oil, vanilla extract and lime or lemon juice to the puree mixture. whisk until it’s well incorporated together.
• add in dry ingredients and gently fold in. add in pumpkin seeds, walnuts or chocolate chips and fold in.
• next in a prepared pan, add the batter. place in preheated oven and bake until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. (about 50-60 minutes)
• once baked, remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for ten minutes. remove and allow to cool completely on a rack.
• slice and serve.
• enjoy!

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