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Looking for something to make with all the bits of pumpkin left over once you’ve finished carving your Halloween masterpiece?\u00a0\u00a0 Not that we actually had that much left to do anything with – none of us wanted to get out of the car in the pouring rain this morning, and therefore we didn’t stop at one of the multitude of pumpkin “mountains” trustingly left at the side of the road with honesty boxes. \u00a0 So instead of a couple of our usual beach ball sized affairs, the Small people deliberated over market offerings instead, and each opted for minimalist hokkaido and acorn squash varieties (which as an extra bonus – once I had hacked the lids off – meant that because of the more manageable size, they could carve them by themselves for the first time ever!).<\/p>\n

Neither of them believed me when I told them that pumpkins hadn’t quite made it to the UK back in the 80’s when I was small.\u00a0\u00a0 These exotic orange globes were something we saw only on Charlie Brown’s Halloween and the like, and so my mother did what I expect my grandmother did before her, and gave each of her children a rock hard swede (the vegetable, not a native), and a sharp knife and didn’t hear a peep out of us for hours.\u00a0 Or maybe that was just part of the plan!?!?<\/p>\n

And here’s what we made today with the discarded orange cubes and angles scattered about the place (not including those found under the table).\u00a0 Could possibly also work with Swede?!).<\/p>\n

Easy Spiced Pumpkin Muffins<\/strong>
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\n100g Pumpkin\/squash (see I told you we didn’t have that much left!);
\n300g Plain flour;
\n2tsp Baking powder;
\n1tsp Bicarbonate of Soda;
\n2tsp Cinnamon;
\n1tsp Ground ginger;
\nA generous grating of nutmeg;
\n220g Caster Sugar;
\n1 egg lightly beaten;
\n180ml Buttermilk. <\/em><\/p>\n

12 Hole Muffin Tin. Paper-cases.<\/em><\/p>\n