Comments | rice_dream_girl: My name is Emma, and I'm a pumpkin addict.

rice_dream_girl

My name is Emma, and I'm a pumpkin addict.

Oct 09, 2009 17:05

I seem to have a bit of a thing for pumpkin right now. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin whoopie pies, pumpkin muffins; you name it, I've tried it. The idea of using pumpkin in baked goods grossed me out at first, but since being in America (and erm, actually trying it), I've become kind of addicted. I have to admit it, America got this one right.

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pumpkin, low(ish) sugar, "fall", raisin, cinnamon, america, yeast, autumn, bread

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miss_tee October 9 2009, 21:48:07 UTC

I may try that pumpkin bread recipe because, good lord, do I love pumpkin pie!

rice_dream_girl October 9 2009, 22:09:34 UTC

Heh, it's a subtle pumpkin taste, but I can't stop thinking about it :P Also, bread is *so* much fun to make!

miss_tee October 9 2009, 22:38:09 UTC

I cheat with bread though, I have a breadmaker.

rice_dream_girl October 10 2009, 16:32:36 UTC

Pah! I like playing with it :D

piggelin October 9 2009, 23:12:11 UTC

Looks tasty! I know you're going to hate me for this, but if you were to make a non-vegan version, do you just substitute the soy stuff for non-vegan? Or do you need to change amounts?

it's just that, I don't really want to go out of my way and to the extra expense to source things I'd only use once.

SECONDLY, are they US cups or UK?

rice_dream_girl October 10 2009, 16:35:31 UTC

BOOOOOO...

*Ahem* Yeah, it'd be a simple straight swap with the milks, although pretty much all supermarkets (and their smaller "metro" style versions) sell soy milk for crazy cheap, about 63p/litre ;)

I think that cup measurements are the same on both sides of the pond. At least I hope so, because the cup measures I use were bought in the UK, but the recipe I originally found was American. I've never had any problems, so I assume they're the same.

piggelin October 10 2009, 16:46:26 UTC

I'm more worried about the waste issue though. I'm not a huge fan of soya milk, I find it far too sweet and stuff so I'd use the bits for baking and then it'd just sit there. Being not used.

Nah, they're different. I think American cups are larger than UK cups. I mean obviously recipes will work because it's all relative, but yeah.

rice_dream_girl October 10 2009, 16:58:33 UTC

You can get unsweetened soy milk, but yeah, that's fair enough. It's an acquired taste! I didn't realise there were differences between cup measurements, but I just had a quick look around and sure enough there are (http://www.miketodd.net/encyc/cooking.htm). They're close enough not to worry about it too much though I think :)

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rice_dream_girl October 10 2009, 16:35:44 UTC

Yup! Craziness :)

improbabilityx October 10 2009, 04:37:18 UTC

rice_dream_girl October 10 2009, 16:36:50 UTC

It did (just checked the mail this morning), thank you soooo much! :) Also, white hot chocolates sound incredible; I had one or two before I went vegan, but nothing since. Perhaps I can work on a recipe for one...

mobculture October 10 2009, 18:56:15 UTC

This stuff looks LUSH, yum yum! Also, I totally didn't know _meganekko_ was getting married either... Congrats to her! :)

rice_dream_girl October 12 2009, 17:12:47 UTC

It was insanely tasty :D