How to substitute Canola Oil for Solid Fat in Holiday Baking

Indulge your sweet tooth while baking holiday treats with less guilt! Use canola oil in recipes that call for oil or solid fat in baked goods such as breads, loaves and muffins, says Shirley Corriher, author of the “Bake-Wise” cookbook and winner of the James Beard Award for Excellence. “Canola oil not only makes baked [...]

Pumpkin Agave Bread with Cinnamon Butter

Pumpkin Bread

Yields 2 medium loaves

Oven 350°

INGREDIENTS:

3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 15-ounce can pumpkin (unsweetened) 1 1/2 cups light agave 3/4 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 1 [...]

Pumpkin-Oat Muffins

I didn’t have a good photo of these, so I searched Flickr and found this one. These muffins have raisins in them, which would be an option for this recipe. Thank you to anna maria regina for permission to use the photo.

INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (stir flour lightly before measuring) 1/2 [...]

Cute pumpkin cake for a Halloween party!

Are you having a halloween party this year? Celebrations.com has got some great ideas for making any kind of halloween party special, from a party at home for the kids to a party in a bar for adults! They had some ideas I hadn’t thought of, like getting inexpensive pumpkin-shaped picture frames from Oriental Trading [...]

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese filling

The October issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray is available on newsstands, and it includes this twist on the classic Chocolate Whoopie Pie with white filling-the PUMPKIN Whoopie Pie with CREAM CHEESE filling. Oh, BABY. I’m reprinting the recipe here, but remember, it comes from Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine, or you can [...]