Comments on: pumpkin butter + pepita granola http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:58:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: midge n http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1276599 midge n Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:08:06 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1276599 I am making pumpkin butter as I write, just to find out I have everything but ginger, instead of the ginger, coves, cinn and nutmeg can I sub. pumpkin pie spice If so what is the ratio of pumpkin spice to all the above ingredents please respond asap I am in the middle of making pumpkin butter for Christmas baskets for family. Midge I am making pumpkin butter as I write, just to find out I have everything but ginger, instead of the ginger, coves, cinn and nutmeg can I sub. pumpkin pie spice If so what is the ratio of pumpkin spice to all the above ingredents please respond asap I am in the middle of making pumpkin butter for Christmas baskets for family.
Midge

]]> By: deb http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1269167 deb Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:40:41 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1269167 Hi -- Maybe try baking the brown sugar onto the granola? You might also toss the granola with some additional honey or maple syrup and re-toast it in the oven. I'd hope that baking it in a bit might help balance the saltiness better. ... About the saltiness, were you just too heavy-handed with the salt (I think just a pinch is called for) or might you have used some salted nuts or pepitas in the mix? You might find that when you toss with with yogurt, maybe using sweetened yogurt if you usually use unsweetened might counteract the saltiness. A drizzle of honey on top might help too. Hi — Maybe try baking the brown sugar onto the granola? You might also toss the granola with some additional honey or maple syrup and re-toast it in the oven. I’d hope that baking it in a bit might help balance the saltiness better. … About the saltiness, were you just too heavy-handed with the salt (I think just a pinch is called for) or might you have used some salted nuts or pepitas in the mix? You might find that when you toss with with yogurt, maybe using sweetened yogurt if you usually use unsweetened might counteract the saltiness. A drizzle of honey on top might help too.

]]> By: tnovak http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1269103 tnovak Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:16:28 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1269103 Hi Deb - I have a question about your granola recipe - I made the favorite / calle ocho granola this morning with certain modifications - unsweetened coconut, 2/3 cup chopped mission figs as only fruit, almond oil instead of veg, toasted almonds subbed for other nuts . . . but it is too salty for my taste. Do you have any suggestions for counteracting the salty / savoriness so I don't have to jettison the entire bag? I added almost another 1/4 cup brown sugar loose post-cooling but that still hasn't completely fixed it. I've repeatedly made your granola bars recipe (not the chewy ones) and LOVE them and have had success with subbing ingredients, which is why I'm a bit perplexed at why the flavor isn't exactly coming together for me on the loose granola. Any suggestions would be great - thanks! P.S. the bars are actually the recipe that got me hooked on your blog initially - now i read it constantly. Thank you! Hi Deb – I have a question about your granola recipe – I made the favorite / calle ocho granola this morning with certain modifications – unsweetened coconut, 2/3 cup chopped mission figs as only fruit, almond oil instead of veg, toasted almonds subbed for other nuts . . . but it is too salty for my taste. Do you have any suggestions for counteracting the salty / savoriness so I don’t have to jettison the entire bag? I added almost another 1/4 cup brown sugar loose post-cooling but that still hasn’t completely fixed it.

I’ve repeatedly made your granola bars recipe (not the chewy ones) and LOVE them and have had success with subbing ingredients, which is why I’m a bit perplexed at why the flavor isn’t exactly coming together for me on the loose granola. Any suggestions would be great – thanks!

P.S. the bars are actually the recipe that got me hooked on your blog initially – now i read it constantly. Thank you!

]]> By: Amy http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1152466 Amy Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:15:48 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1152466 neat! Thanks for updating the post, Deb! neat! Thanks for updating the post, Deb!

]]> By: Carly http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1147398 Carly Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:18:39 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1147398 Thank you for that information Amy! I was too lazy to try to preserve the pumpkin butter so I just put it in the fridge in an air tight container and told myself to try to finish it within a week. But I may not have been so lazy next time so I'm grateful for the website you provided. Hopefully others will read it too. Thanks again. Thank you for that information Amy! I was too lazy to try to preserve the pumpkin butter so I just put it in the fridge in an air tight container and told myself to try to finish it within a week. But I may not have been so lazy next time so I’m grateful for the website you provided. Hopefully others will read it too. Thanks again.

]]> By: Amy http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1121395 Amy Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:49:07 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1121395 Hi Carly! You should NOT can pumpkin butter. As in - boiling water can for preservation for the pantry. Pumpkin butter is okay if you keep it in the fridge or freezer. Canning pumpkin butter (whether or not you add the lemon juice) runs the risk of contaminating the pumpkin butter with botulism. DO NOT DO. Smitten kitchen should not have preservation instructions on this website as IT IS NOT SAFE. Preserving pumpkin butter or pumpkin puree is not safe! http://nchfp.uga.edu/tips/fall/pumpkins.html Hi Carly! You should NOT can pumpkin butter. As in – boiling water can for preservation for the pantry. Pumpkin butter is okay if you keep it in the fridge or freezer. Canning pumpkin butter (whether or not you add the lemon juice) runs the risk of contaminating the pumpkin butter with botulism. DO NOT DO. Smitten kitchen should not have preservation instructions on this website as IT IS NOT SAFE. Preserving pumpkin butter or pumpkin puree is not safe! http://nchfp.uga.edu/tips/fall/pumpkins.html

]]> By: Carly http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1115918 Carly Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:02:42 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1115918 Hello! I'm a first time commenter and I have to first say that I absolutely love your site. Thanks for inspiring me to get into the kitchen more. I made your delicious pumpkin butter this morning (about ten hours ago) and just now realized that I forgot to add the lemon juice at the end. Would you suggest reheating the pumpkin butter so I can add it? Or should I just forget it at this point? Thanks again! Hello! I’m a first time commenter and I have to first say that I absolutely love your site. Thanks for inspiring me to get into the kitchen more. I made your delicious pumpkin butter this morning (about ten hours ago) and just now realized that I forgot to add the lemon juice at the end. Would you suggest reheating the pumpkin butter so I can add it? Or should I just forget it at this point? Thanks again!

]]> By: Oh Sweet Escape http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1076055 Oh Sweet Escape Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:10:00 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1076055 I found your pumpkin butter recipe and tried it last week. It came out great! The only change I made was I reduced the amount of sugar. Thanks for sharing! I found your pumpkin butter recipe and tried it last week. It came out great! The only change I made was I reduced the amount of sugar. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Fanya http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1071088 Fanya Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:00:11 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1071088 LOVE THE PUMPKIN BUTTER! Finally made pumpkin muffin and decide to make this with the leftover puree. Absolutely delicious and more pumpkin-y than pumpkin pie. I use orange juice instead of apple juice and only half the amount of sugar so I can eat it with vanilla ice cream (soo goood). LOVE THE PUMPKIN BUTTER! Finally made pumpkin muffin and decide to make this with the leftover puree.

Absolutely delicious and more pumpkin-y than pumpkin pie. I use orange juice instead of apple juice and only half the amount of sugar so I can eat it with vanilla ice cream (soo goood).

]]> By: elizabeth lovic http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1031442 elizabeth lovic Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:30:28 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/#comment-1031442 I take care of this dear little boy named Alex. Recently his daddy arrived bearing a beautiful Autumn Basket for me, not only was this a very sweet gesture, as it contained lotions, a candle, soft socks,and ginger cookies all in a basket embedded amongst silk autumn leaves. THEN I discovered the jar of Pumpkin Butter! How one person could devour a jar of the most delicious Pumpkin Butter ever is a rather shameful thing to admit! I asked Kristy how she made this delicious pumpkin butter - which I somehow just knew had to be good for me! and she kindly sent me the link to your blog. The basket is as special as this lovely family - good people do lovely kind things - and obviously make good things too! I take care of this dear little boy named Alex. Recently his daddy arrived bearing a beautiful Autumn Basket for me, not only was this a very sweet gesture, as it contained lotions, a candle, soft socks,and ginger cookies all in a basket embedded amongst silk autumn leaves. THEN I discovered the jar of Pumpkin Butter! How one person could devour a jar of the most delicious Pumpkin Butter ever is a rather shameful thing to admit! I asked Kristy how she made this delicious pumpkin butter – which I somehow just knew had to be good for me! and she kindly sent me the link to your blog. The basket is as special as this lovely family – good people do lovely kind things – and obviously make good things too!

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