Post by Okwes on Mar 7, 2008 13:24:06 GMT -5
Seminole Pumpkin Bread (serve with canned peaches)
Note: When it says I in this recipe, it is not me that is speaking, but the
person who sent the recipe.
Everybody gets a paper plate. On it, put one full tablespoon of canned
pumpkin and two heaping tablespoons of self-rising flour. (Don't use pumpkin
pie mix.) Mix the two together with your fingers. You can't just dab at it.
You have to grab it and squeeze it between your fingers so that it is the
same consistency all the way through. Your dough should get to be the same
slightly elastic consistency as Playdo. If it's too sticky, add a little
flour. If it's too crumbly, add a little pumpkin. Take a piece of dough
about the size of a pingpong ball and flatten it out to a patty about a
quarter of an inch thick, like a fast food hamburger patty. Put into 1/2" to
3/4" hot shortening in a frying pan. It should puff up slightly and float to
the top. When one side is golden brown, turn over and cook the other side.
Don't overcook or it will be hard. Drain on paper towels and eat along with
some canned peaches from the can. Canned peaches were a very big item with
Seminoles at the trading posts. I announce that I'm now going to demonstrate
how to eat peaches Seminole style, then I reach in the can and grab a slice
with my fingers. I encourage eveerybody else to try a slice that way. I also
encourage them to dip the pumpkin bread they made into the peach juice.
Because not everybody has their dough ready at the same time, I only need to
have two frying pans going for 20-30 people. The session uses one can of
shortening, one bag of self-rising flour, 4 or 5 cans of pumpkin, and 3 or 4
cans of peaches. If you use bigger cans for the pumpkin or peaches, adjust
quantity accordingly. Amazingly, I never need more than a single roll of
paper towels.
I usually do this session outdoors. The whole thing can be done in 30-40
minutes. B y the way, spreading out newspaper on the table first really
speeds up cleanup.
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Note: When it says I in this recipe, it is not me that is speaking, but the
person who sent the recipe.
Everybody gets a paper plate. On it, put one full tablespoon of canned
pumpkin and two heaping tablespoons of self-rising flour. (Don't use pumpkin
pie mix.) Mix the two together with your fingers. You can't just dab at it.
You have to grab it and squeeze it between your fingers so that it is the
same consistency all the way through. Your dough should get to be the same
slightly elastic consistency as Playdo. If it's too sticky, add a little
flour. If it's too crumbly, add a little pumpkin. Take a piece of dough
about the size of a pingpong ball and flatten it out to a patty about a
quarter of an inch thick, like a fast food hamburger patty. Put into 1/2" to
3/4" hot shortening in a frying pan. It should puff up slightly and float to
the top. When one side is golden brown, turn over and cook the other side.
Don't overcook or it will be hard. Drain on paper towels and eat along with
some canned peaches from the can. Canned peaches were a very big item with
Seminoles at the trading posts. I announce that I'm now going to demonstrate
how to eat peaches Seminole style, then I reach in the can and grab a slice
with my fingers. I encourage eveerybody else to try a slice that way. I also
encourage them to dip the pumpkin bread they made into the peach juice.
Because not everybody has their dough ready at the same time, I only need to
have two frying pans going for 20-30 people. The session uses one can of
shortening, one bag of self-rising flour, 4 or 5 cans of pumpkin, and 3 or 4
cans of peaches. If you use bigger cans for the pumpkin or peaches, adjust
quantity accordingly. Amazingly, I never need more than a single roll of
paper towels.
I usually do this session outdoors. The whole thing can be done in 30-40
minutes. B y the way, spreading out newspaper on the table first really
speeds up cleanup.
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