Pumpkin chocolate chip squares
I'm making these for a movie night that D and I are going to tonight. They're not out of the oven, but I could tell from the batter that they're awesome. I tried to pull a fast one on D by describing them as chocolate chip squares, but he immediately detected the pumpkin in the batter. I think he should give them a fair shot anyway. Here's the recipe. I believe I got it from Grown*Up Girlie's blog a while back.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Squares
2 c all-purpose flour
1 T pumpkin pie spice (you can substitute 1 1/2 t cinnamon, 3/4 t ginger, 1/2 t nutmeg, 1/2 t allspice and 1/2 t cloves - all ground)
1 t baking soda
3/4 t salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 c sugar
1 large egg
2 t vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 12-oz pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a 9 X 13 baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on all sides. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pie spice, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
2. With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium-high speed until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in pumpkin puree. Reduce speed to low, and mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
3. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely in pan.
4. Lift cake from pan (using foil as an aid). Peel off foil, and use a serrated knife to cut into 24 squares.
In other news, I've decided not to take the writing class with the unknown teacher. D found her blog online. She wrote a list of 100 things, and a lot of them are about her fears that she won't write a story again. She seems more into knitting. I guess I'll wait for my other teacher to come back before I take another class. I just don't want to spend $300+ on a class where I'm not convinced the teacher is as into it as I am. In the meanwhile, I'll keep writing. Also, she seemed more like an angstful writer and I am more of a quirky/comic writer with some moments of seriousness, so it might not be a good match.
My sister emailed me. She liked the charms I sent her (one is shaped like a slipper with a flower over the toes, or where the toes would be; the other is shaped like sunglasses with pink lenses and tiny red beads). They're both small and cute.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Squares
2 c all-purpose flour
1 T pumpkin pie spice (you can substitute 1 1/2 t cinnamon, 3/4 t ginger, 1/2 t nutmeg, 1/2 t allspice and 1/2 t cloves - all ground)
1 t baking soda
3/4 t salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 c sugar
1 large egg
2 t vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 12-oz pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a 9 X 13 baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on all sides. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pie spice, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
2. With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium-high speed until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in pumpkin puree. Reduce speed to low, and mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
3. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely in pan.
4. Lift cake from pan (using foil as an aid). Peel off foil, and use a serrated knife to cut into 24 squares.
In other news, I've decided not to take the writing class with the unknown teacher. D found her blog online. She wrote a list of 100 things, and a lot of them are about her fears that she won't write a story again. She seems more into knitting. I guess I'll wait for my other teacher to come back before I take another class. I just don't want to spend $300+ on a class where I'm not convinced the teacher is as into it as I am. In the meanwhile, I'll keep writing. Also, she seemed more like an angstful writer and I am more of a quirky/comic writer with some moments of seriousness, so it might not be a good match.
My sister emailed me. She liked the charms I sent her (one is shaped like a slipper with a flower over the toes, or where the toes would be; the other is shaped like sunglasses with pink lenses and tiny red beads). They're both small and cute.
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