{"id":5797,"date":"2013-10-13T21:40:18","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T04:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com\/?p=5797"},"modified":"2013-10-13T21:40:18","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T04:40:18","slug":"healthy-halloween-pumpkin-muffins-and-pecorino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/2013\/10\/13\/healthy-halloween-pumpkin-muffins-and-pecorino\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Halloween Pumpkin Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>copyright 2013 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc\/Maria Liberati<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAs an unknown author once said..\u201dEat, Drink and Be Scary\u201d!<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sicurezzaalimentare.it\/sicurezza-alimentare\/PublishingImages\/zucca1.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nAlthough Halloween is not one of my favorite Holidays ,I look forward to it because I know that pumpkins will be everywhere..just as beautiful to eat as to look at..their bright orange color makes them full of beta carotene and other \u2018good for you\u2019 things besides being delicious..a fun health food\u2026 here is a healthy muffin recipe..not sugary sweet..great with dinner or lunch&nbsp; or as a meal, I serve these with&nbsp; my favorite cheese ..Pecorino..and&nbsp; with a dry white wine<br \/>\n<strong>Halloween Pumpkin Muffins<\/strong><br \/>\n2 cups whole wheat flour<br \/>\n1 packet dry yeast<br \/>\n\u00bd tsp crushed, hot, red pepper<br \/>\npinch of salt<br \/>\npinch of sugar<br \/>\n1 egg<br \/>\n1\/3 cup low fat or skim milk<br \/>\n2 tbsp of carrot juice<br \/>\n1 cup of mashed pumpkin<br \/>\n1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil<br \/>\nPreheat oven to 400 degrees. In mixing bowl place egg ,milk, carrot juice, crushed red pepper, mix with electric mixer. In separate bowl place flour ,sugar,salt and stir together. Add in, a little at a time to egg mixture. When well blended, add in pumpkin. Grease a muffin pan with butter or place in paper muffin cups instead. Add in muffin mixture, filling each muffin cup halfway. Cook for 20-25 minutes or till firm. When finished remove from oven, leave till warm in muffin cups. Serve warm with&nbsp; a slice of Pecorino cheese.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nFor more recipes, get your copy of the Gourmand World Award Winning Book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays and Special Occasions-2nd edition<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/holiday-book-second-edition.png?ssl=1\" class=\"thickbox\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"holiday book second edition\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"holiday book second edition\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/holiday-book-second-edition_thumb.png?resize=188%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"188\" height=\"244\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWow..I will be in a lot of places this week in the Philadelphia area..hope you can stop by..<br \/>\nWed, October 16th- Tacony Library<br \/>\nThursday, October 17th-Foodie 2013 ,Quakertown, Pa&nbsp; at&nbsp; Sands\/Chrysler Dodge<br \/>\nFriday, Sat, Sun, October 18,19,20-Philly Gourmet Food and Wine Show at Valley Forge Casino<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>copyright 2013 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc\/Maria Liberati &nbsp; &nbsp; As an unknown author once said..\u201dEat, Drink and Be Scary\u201d! 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