Recipes Using Pumpkin And Buttermilk

BUTTERMILK PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Pulse the flour, granulated sugar and salt in a food processor to combine. Add the shortening and half of the butter, a few pieces at a time, and pulse until it looks like coarse meal. Add the remaining butter and pulse until the dough begins forming a ball. Add the vinegar and 2 tablespoons ice water; pulse a few more times until the dough is smooth. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and squeeze together, then roll out into a 12-inch round. Ease into a 9-inch pie plate, pressing the dough into the bottom and up the side. Fold the overhanging dough under itself and crimp with your fingers or a fork. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
• Put a baking sheet on the middle oven rack and preheat to 375 degrees F. Line the crust with foil, then fill with pie weights or dried beans. Transfer to the hot baking sheet and bake until lightly golden around the edge, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack, remove the foil and weights and let cool completely; leave the baking sheet in the oven.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Whisk the pumpkin puree, melted butter, eggs, brown sugar, granulated sugar, allspice and cinnamon in a medium bowl until well combined. Add the buttermilk and flour and whisk until smooth. Pour into the cooled crust and return to the hot baking sheet in the oven. Bake until the filling is set, 50 minutes to 1 hour (the top may crack slightly). Transfer to a rack and let cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

BUTTERMILK PUMPKIN WAFFLES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 9 ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk, pumpkin and melted butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Bake in a preheated waffle maker according to manufacturer's directions until golden brown. Serve with butter and syrup if desired. Freeze option: Cool waffles on wire racks. Freeze between layers of waxed paper in an airtight freezer container. To use, reheat waffles in a toaster on medium setting. Or, microwave each waffle on high for 30-60 seconds or until heated through.

BUTTERMILK PUMPKIN SPICE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 9x5-inch baking dish. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and spices. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together buttermilk, pumpkin puree, and oil until combined.
• Stir in eggs and vanilla until incorporated.
• Add dry ingredients, and stir until just combined.
• Stir in nuts if using.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 55-65 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If the bread starts to brown too quickly, tent with foil.
• Remove from oven, and let cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan and finish cooling on wire rack.

BUTTERMILK PUMPKIN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Whisk in buttermilk, pumpkin, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract until well blended.
• Spray a large nonstick griddle or skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium heat.
• Pour batter by scant 1/3 cupfuls into the hot skillet, working in batches. Cook until bubbles form on the surface of pancakes and bottoms are lightly browned, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining batter, spraying the skillet with cooking spray between batches as needed. Serve warm.

BAKED PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg into a large bowl. Mix in the pumpkin, brown sugar, buttermilk, egg and butter until well blended. Pour into a 9x5 inch loaf pan and smooth the top.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

PUMPKIN BUTTERMILK DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Resift flour with baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger into medium bowl.
• Cream butter in large bowl until fluffy.
• Gradually add ¾ cup sugar and beat until fluffy, about 6 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in ¼ cup dry ingredients.
• Add pumpkin and buttermilk and mix until thoroughly combined.
• Add remaining dry ingredients and stir until just blended (dough will be slightly sticky).
• Cover and refrigerate atleast 3 hours or overnight.
• Combine brown sugar and ½ cup sugar in paper bag; set aside.
• Roll dough out on lightly-floured surface to thickness of ¼ to 1/3 inch.
• Using lightly-floured 3 ½ inch round doughnut cutter, cut out doughnuts and holes.
• Transfer to floured board as they are cut.
• Gather up scraps and repeat.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• Heat 4 inches oil in deep fryer to 360F.
• Add ¼ of doughnuts and holes and cook until golden-brown, turning once, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to paper towels using slotted spoon and drain 3 minutes.
• Immediately transfer to paper bag with sugar and shake to coat.
• Arrange on racks.
• Repeat until all doughnuts have been fried and coated with sugar.
• Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
• Store airtight.

BUTTERMILK PUMPKIN WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat the waffle iron to the desired setting.
• Sift together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices, in a medium mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, pumpkin, and butter, until smooth. Working in batches, whisk the dry ingredients into the wet, until well combined.
• Pour the batter (about 2 cups) onto the center of the lower grid, and spread it evenly to the edges. The entire lower grid should be filled. Flip the lid, and cook until ready. Drizzle with syrup or confectioners' sugar, and serve warm!

PUMPKIN SPICE BUNDT CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK ICING

Steps:

• Make cake:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter bundt pan generously, then dust with flour, knocking out excess.
• Whisk together flour (2 1/4 cups), baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, and salt in a bowl. Whisk together pumpkin, 3/4 cup buttermilk, and vanilla in another bowl.
• Beat butter (1 1/2 sticks) and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes, then add eggs and beat 1 minute. Reduce speed to low and add flour and pumpkin mixtures alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and mixing until batter is just smooth.
• Spoon batter into pan, smoothing top, then bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 15 minutes, then invert rack over cake and reinvert cake onto rack. Cool 10 minutes more.
• Make icing:
• While cake is cooling, whisk together buttermilk and confectioners sugar until smooth. Drizzle icing over warm cake, then cool cake completely. Icing will harden slightly.