LNP ハロウイーンパーティーにご招待！合言葉は
Trick or Treat!
パンプキンパンケーキはいかが？
Pumpkin (or Squash) Pancakes
These pancakes can be prepared Butternut Squash, Hubbard Squash or other variety of winter squash.
Use canned pumpkin puree, freshly prepared puree, or frozen puree which has been thawed.
Cold leftover pancakes are an appetizing snack.
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 cups pumpkin puree
1/2 cup molasses, or maple syrup
3-4 tablespoons buttermilk or milk
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, or margarine, melted
1/2 cup chopped pecans or hazelnuts, optional
Powdered sugar for dusting
1. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.
2. In another bowl, beat egg slightly. Add pumpkin or squash puree, molasses or syrup, milk or buttermilk and melted butter or margarine. Mix until smooth.
3. Blend in the dry ingredients all at once. Mix until batter is smooth. Allow batter to rest for 30 minutes or more.
4. Stir nuts into batter, and add additional tablespoon of buttermilk or milk if batter is too thick.
5. To make pancakes, spoon a heaping tablespoon of batter onto a lightly greased preheated griddle or heavy skillet.
With the back of the spoon, flatten batter to about 1/2-inch thickness.
Cook slowly until bubbles appear on top and bottom is golden brown.
Lift edge to check. Turn and cook until other side is golden brown.
6. Place on a platter and set platter in a warm oven.
Continue making pancakes until all batter is used.
Makes about 24, 3-inch pancakes. Serves 4 to 6 people.
Garnish with powdered sugar or serve with corn syrup, maple syrup or your favorite pancake syrup.
かぼちゃのたねもお菓子に変身！
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Don't waste the seeds after cooking your pie or making jack-o-lanterns.
Instead, roast and salt the seeds for a delicious and nutritious snack. Let the children slosh through the fibers in pursuit of the slippery seeds, it is so much fun.
1 quart water
2 Tablespoons salt
2 cups pumpkin seeds
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil or melted, unsalted butter
Preheat oven to 250°F.
Pick through seeds and remove any cut seeds. Remove as much of the stringy fibers as possible.
Bring the water and salt to a boil. Add the seeds and boil for 10 minutes. Drain, spread on kitchen towel or paper towel and pat dry.
Place the seeds in a bowl and toss with oil or melted butter.
Spread evenly on a large cookie sheet or roasting pan.
Place pan in a preheated oven and roast the seeds for 30 to 40 minutes.
Stir about every 10 minutes, until crisp and golden brown.
Cool the seeds, then shell and eat or pack in air-tight containers or zip closure bags and refrigerate until ready to eat.
Yield 2 cups
こうもりチョコケーキ、スパイダーケーキ、くもの巣チーズケーキ
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ＬＮＰでのPeter Peter Pumpkin Eater のリズム遊びをご紹介！
皆に何が大好きかをきいていく。(各自、大好きな食べものを絵に描いてみせると分かり易いし、楽しい）
好きなもの範囲を決めておくとまとまりやすいと思います。たとえば野菜、果物、おやつなど．．．。“What is your favorite fruit?" “apples"など。
それから 手をたたきながら リズムを狂わせずに ○○ ○○ Apple Eater! △△ △△ Orange Eater ....と続けていく。
（はじめは全員で声をそろえて言って１周するが、慣れたら隣の人の好きな食べ物を交替で言うのも楽しい）
毎年 10月には1回はしますが、シンプルなのに結構楽しいのですよ。
大きい子たちだと他の人の好きなものを記憶しておいて言えなかったら抜けていくとか 工夫できるし、手拍子を工夫すると盛り上がりますよ。
いろいろアレンジしてくださいね。
