While we switch from a comforting summer into the cold winter months and the onset of the night becomes distinctly earlier, we experience a great temperate season called autumn or fall. It marks the primary harvest and constitutes of fruits and vegetables. It is also associated with Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween and the influx of the holiday season. Fall is a season of fun for kids. Food items that are generally coupled with fall are Pumpkins and Apples. While apples are used to make a seasonal infusion called Apple Cider, Pumpkins are used as an essential part of Thanksgiving, Halloween and some serious fun fall cooking for kids. Fall is a grand time to have your children do some cookery and catering for themselves.
Kids love to visit the pumpkin harvest patch to select their favorite one for Halloween’s Jack-O-Lantern. They cannot have fun without you. You must help them select a medium sized sugary pumpkin. A good pumpkin for these activities weighs about 4 pounds. Do not forget to tell them about the significance of pumpkin vines and the festivities. Help your kids learn the art of cleaning the shell and cook the pumpkin. Here are some fun fall recipes for you and your kids:
a. Pumpkin Puree
Ingredients
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Medium sized pumpkin: One
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Oil-One teaspoon
Procedure (90 minutes to 120 minutes):
1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2.Cut the pumpkin from top to bottom into two equal halves, one for you to show and the other for your kids to follow. Discard the stem.
3.Let your kid follow as you scrape out the seeds and the pulp.
4.Put both the portions upside down on a light-oily baking bowl and seal with foil. Bake for an hour and a half without a halt or until soft and tender. Let it cool down.
5.Scoop out the cooked pulp into a blender. Let your munchkin turn on the button to blend. Ensure a deep consistent mishmash. If it’s not dense, then use a muslin cloth to drain it. You can store the extra puree up to 6 months.
b. Pumpkin Choco-Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
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Softened Butter: One Cup
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Brown sugar: Three-Fourth of a Cup
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Sugar: Three-Fourth of a Cup
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Egg: One
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Vanilla: One Teaspoon
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Flour: Two Cups
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Quick oats: One Cup
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Baking soda: 1 Teaspoon
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Cinnamon: 1 Teaspoon
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Cooked Pumpkin: One cup
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Chocolate chips: One and a half Cup
Procedure( 20-30 minutes):
Let your child do all the mixing, of course with your help.
1.Add butter and sugar in a bowl and mix it.
2.Break an egg into it and beat it with vanilla.
3.Take another bowl and include flour, oats, baking soda and cinnamon. Mix it.
4.Put in formerly made creamy concoction as you mix the ingredients.
5.Now add pumpkin and mix well.
6.Fold in beautiful chocolate chips and make cookies by sinking in spoonfuls into a baking plate.
7.Bake for about 13-14 minutes at 350 degrees F.
