Lovin' From the Oven

Biscoff Cookie Pumpkin Bread

by 1 Comment

IMG_3090

You guyyyyyyssssss… This bread is good. Real good. Are you still looking for something pumpkin to make for Thanksgiving? It’s not too late because you’ve come to the right place.

IMG_3078

Have you ever had Biscoff cookies? They always remind me of flying on an airplane. Some airlines give these cookies out as a complimentary snack with your beverage. I’m pretty sure that’s the first and last time I ate a Biscoff cookie.

IMG_3081

I have no idea how to even describe their taste if you’ve never had one, but I’ll try. They’re like a graham cracker mixed with a molasses cookie. They’re crunchy, crumbly, and resemble a dog biscuit? Hahah.

IMG_3082

Man, I wish I could eat one right now. I’m currently fasting from carbs for my glucose test tomorrow and it’s KILLING me. Who knew that it was so hard to not eat any carbs for a day? I had no idea how much I ate on a daily basis!

IMG_3087

Having an all protein diet just doesn’t cut it. I mean, what do you eat when you want to snack? No chips, yogurt parfaits, cookies, or fruit. That’s a hard life.

IMG_3093

This pumpkin bread is just the thing to go with Biscoff cookies. They go along so well! This bread is also extremely moist as is. I’m pretty sure out of all the pumpkin breads that I’ve had, this one is my favorite. Bottom line: Make it ASAP!

Recipe from Will Cook for Smiles

Print
Biscoff Cookie Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients

    Pumpkin Bread:
  • 1½ cups of flour
  • ¼ cup of Biscoff cookie crumbs (made in a food processor)
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • ½ cup veggie oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¼ cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp allspice
    • Streusel Topping:
  • ½ cup Biscoff Cookie Crumbs
  • ½ stick of unsalted butter, cold
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • _____
  • 2 more tbs Biscoff cookie crumbs for dusting the baking pan

Directions

  1. In a bowl, whisk your wet ingredients and brown sugar for the bread until smooth.
  2. Gradually mix in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, spices, and cookie crumbs until just combined.
  3. Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a bread baking pan. Sprinkle the 2 tbsp Biscoff crumbs onto the bottom of the pan.
  4. Pour the batter into the baking pan, spread evenly.
  5. Make the streusel: Pulse the cold butter, cookie crumbs and cinnamon in a food processor a few times until you see coarse crumbs. Spread the crumbs over the batter.
  6. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes.
https://lovintheoven.com/biscoff-cookie-pumpkin-bread/

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Banana Bread

by 1 Comment


IMG_8570

You either fall in the “love pumpkin” or “hate pumpkin” category. I never cared for it growing up (do any Asian households even eat pumpkin?!), but you can definitely count me in the first group now. Since one can of pumpkin is enough for two recipes, you bet that there will be more pumpkin coming your way.

IMG_8547
I baked these mini loaves and sent them to work with my DH. Thank goodness for co-workers! They’re the best at making more kitchen counter space. Since I’ve been working from home, I don’t have any co-workers to give these to. Sorry, DH. You’re just gonna have to take things to work for… forever. Hah.
 IMG_8550

Pregnancy wise, I’m just over the half way mark! Can you believe it?! It seriously flew by. I’m 21 weeks tomorrow and finally starting to show. Every time I walk by my reflection, I have to do a double take because that baby bump throws me off. Is that really me? It’s crazy.

IMG_8553

We got this dish as a wedding present from one of our friends. It came straight from France and is the most beautiful plate in my cabinet! The colors and detail are a stunning presentation for this banana bread.

IMG_8561 IMG_8563

Sprouts helped me kick off the pumpkin season with a wonderful package that they sent me. I went straight to the kitchen with a can full of pumpkin and turned it into this chocolate chip pumpkin banana bread. Yum! It’s the first pumpkin recipe for this year and it was a winner. Thank you Marla Meridith for the recipe!

Print
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Banan Bread

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick) room temperature
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
  • 3 very ripe bananas
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips + 1/3 cup for topping
  • cinnamon/sugar for sprinkling (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or spray a (8X4 or 9X5) loaf pan (I used 4 small pans).
  2. Cream together the butter and sugar. Mix in the eggs, pumpkin, banana, and vanilla.
  3. Gradually stir in the flour, baking soda and pumpkin pie spice until just combined.
  4. Add 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips and mix again.
  5. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Top with the extra 1/3 cup chocolate chips and cinnamon/sugar mix, if using.
  6. Bake uncovered for 60-70 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. (I baked my 4 small pans for 33 minutes)
https://lovintheoven.com/chocolate-chip-pumpkin-banana-bread/

Rosemary Cornbread

by 2 Comments

IMG_6968

I’ve been on vacation for the past week, so apologies for not updating! It was so nice to take a break and spend every day by the pool soaking in time with my cousin and her kiddos. Hanging out with her two girls makes me even more excited to be having one myself!

IMG_6971

Now, it’s back to reality… work, cleaning, and cooking. Ah, the glamorous life of the real world. I had a box of cornmeal that needed to be used up, so I tried to make my own cornbread from scratch.

To be honest, nothing beats Jiffy’s cornbread muffin mix. AND it’s only 99 cents a box, so why even bother trying to make something better? This bread wasn’t as flavorful as I would have liked. The texture was great, though.

IMG_6986

My loaves rose all the way to the top. Look at how tall they are!

Oh, did I tell you guys about the black widow in the back of my car? Well, when my DH dropped me off for the airport, I noticed a spiderweb in my backseat. I asked my DH to vacuum it up before I came home from my trip. My DH then texts while I’m gone to let me know that when he went to vacuum up the spiderweb, there was a fat ol’ lady black widow right smack dab in the middle of the web! When he tried to get near it or even vacuum it at all, she scurried underneath my seat.

UHHHHHHH….. I’m never driving my car again until he gets the confirmed kill! When I came home from my trip, my DH was determined to get that bugger. When he got close, the dang spider moved swiftly underneath the seat. We left my door open and waited for the spider to come back out. When she didn’t, my DH went on his forums to search for ideas.

IMG_6997

In the end, he used a blade of grass to create vibrations in the web to lure the spider out. Sure enough, she came out to see what all the commotion was. When she did, my DH sprayed her with Raid, which stunned her and caused her to fall. One more smash with a boot and she was dead. I did a thorough cleaning of all of her leftover webs.

Don’t ever leave your windows open, guys. You don’t want to risk the same thing that happened to me.

Recipe from Very Best Baking

Print
Rosemary Corn Bread

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup yellow corn meal
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon rosemary
  • 1 cup NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425° F. Grease 8 x 4-inch loaf pan.
  2. Mix together the evaporated milk, egg, olive oil, and butter. Gradually stir in the corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and rosemary until just moistened.
  3. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
  4. Bake for 25 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
https://lovintheoven.com/rosemary-cornbread/

Categories