Pumpkins and Pugkins at Demarest Farms-and Pumpkin French Toast

I love Halloween!  I love the pumpkins, the candy, the costumes (particularly if they are on dogs), and the horror movies.  Why outgrow something that is so much fun.  Every year we take a few of our dogs to Demarest Farms to get a pumpkin.  It gets very crowded with families and young kids so all of the dogs would be too much, but the pugs really enjoy it.  They get lots of compliments, particularly Tubby in his pumpkin hat from All You Need is Pug, on how cute they look and attention from all of the kids.   The pugs also love the  nibbles of potato pancake and apple cider donuts we give them, and I like the hot cider.

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Of course cooking with Pumpkin is part of Halloween too.


Pumpkin French Toast

Ingredients:
6 slices of Challah, or other Egg Bread
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup of half and half or heavy cream
1/2 cup of canned pumpkin
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
3 tbsp of butter
1 tbsp or less of vegetable oil


Combine the eggs, half and half or heavy cream, canned pumpkin, and spices in a shallow bowl or pyrex dish.   Soak the slices of bread in the mixture for about 3 minutes per side.


Heat a skillet or griddle over medium high heat and melt about 1 tbsp of butter and a drop of vegetable oil for every 2 slices of bread.   Fry the bred for about 2 minutes per side and keep warm in the oven as you make batches of french toast.  Serve with maple syrup.


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