And other perfectly good reasons to have chocolate chip pumpkin bread on no real sort of special occasion at all.
We're fighting that little stinker of a flu bug again. 'Seems some little germy someone didn't get the memo that February was going to be all sorts of care free and healthy here in paradise. But that's okay. 'Cause this valentine filled season of love coupled with our mission to eat ourselves out of pantry and home, really, I've pulled all of the canned goods from the pantry and have been on a mission to use them up before we move, means I'm in the mood for creative coddling of body, heart and soul. And so, when it came down to going all sorts of cooped up coo kookaroo or stuffing our sniffling souls with chocolate chip filled pumpkin bread, well, we went with the pumpkin bread.
I give you my "what will we do with a 24 oz can of pureed pumpkin" inspired coddling.
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
(A big huge giant batch of it)
1 24 oz can pumpkin puree
8 eggs
2 cups vegetable oil
1 1/3 cup water
3 cups white sugar
3 cups brown sugar
7 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
3 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a large sheet cake pan.
Mix pumpkin, eggs, oil water and sugar until well blended. Add Flour, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger. Mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter into pan. Bake 40 to 50 minutes.
Remove from oven as soon as fork inserted in center comes out clean.
I know, I know, this is a big huge giant of a recipe. But, I'm trying to clean out the pantry here guys. And, also, I had every intention of taking a tray full of these moist slices with us to a kite flying picnic in the park with friends.
We stayed home sick, sick, sick instead.
We stayed home sick, sick, sick instead.
That there pumpkin bread, with a side of Downton Abbey season three, helped cosset our fragile spirits.
Be well.
live sweet,
n
The whole ENTIRE season 3 of Downton Abbey, including that Christmas special, which I was in no way emotionally prepared for, here.
I've never thought of mixing pumpkin and chocolate together! Definitely feels like an exotic recipe I should try out one day :3 Hope you get well soon, sorry that you missed your picnic =/
ReplyDeleteMish Mreow
apparently pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are all the rage, we discovered this in Utah, who knew?
DeleteThanks for the well wishes hun-- we are working on feeling better. =)
Oh I know I was so sad at the end of Downton Abbey. Cannot wait for season four. Hope you feel better soon!
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Bonnie Rose
http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk
I don't know if I can handle season 4, but I sure can't wait to give it a try. =)
DeleteThanks for the aloha.
xo
I can't think of anything better than that bread and Downton. Good for you!
ReplyDeleteand snuggles, snuggles too to go with those sniffles. =)
DeletePerfect timing.. I was just looking at a lonely can of pumpkin in my pantry and wondering what to do with it! =)
ReplyDeleteOh this pumpkin bread will do the trick, although it is an awful lot of awesomeness-- you may want to share, or not. Whatever works.
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oh im just getting into downton abbey and oh how i would have loved to eat that bread wile i watcehd.
ReplyDeleteyour move is getting close! yay! :)
Oh you have to hook yourself onto that drama filled abbey, if for no other reason, so that we can be on the same emotional roller coaster together.
DeleteSo... We leave in a couple weeks and I've packed, like, one box of chipped dishes... send help.