Today was a beautiful day, even if it was only milder weather that made me smile! Yes, Nissan announced they would be staying and jobs were secure but did they sign a deal? We all want to know what exactly is going to happen with Brexit. It's an unhappy cloud to live under. Question time, the highlight of my Thursday saw Ken Loach on the panel. If you haven't seen his new move ''I, Daniel Blake'' which received accolades at Cannes, make a note of it in your agenda and be sure to see it. If the answer to ''Is there compassion in this country right now'' needs to be answered, it will be! Compassion is long lost in the last years, especially by the government and the growing GREED among the higher society- shameful! A CEO of a big company earns in 45 minutes what a low paid worker earns in a year and a half. Do they care? Why is there discrepancies in salary?
But I'll leave it there and have you enjoy a nice movie even if it i made by a very old director and a Jeremy Corbyn supporter!
Now with Halloween just a few days away, there is no shortage of pumpkins to be found everywhere. If you have too many lying around and don't know what to do with it, here's a very healthy pumpkin bread recipe. Not only does baking make your house smell divine, but pumpkin bread is healthy for you. It would mean getting a large dose of vegetable in your body and giving yourself a health benefit and it tastes so yummy! Enjoy!
Ingredients:
650g butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded
100g butter, softened
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cups self-raising flour
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease base and sides of a 6cm deep, 10.5cm x 20.5cm (base) loaf pan. Line with baking paper, allowing a 2cm overhang at both long ends.
2. Wash and cut pumpkin into 4cm pieces. With water clinging, place pumpkin in a single layer on a microwave-safe plate. Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave on HIGH (100%) for 3 to 4 minutes or until pumpkin is tender. Set aside to cool. Drain and place cooled pumpkin in a food processor. Process until smooth (you should have 1 cup).
3. Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add eggs and beat until well combined. Stir in pumpkin.
4. Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves over pumpkin mixture. Stir gently to combine. Spoon into prepared pan. Smooth surface. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 10 minutes. Lift onto a wire rack. Serve warm or cold.
Have an awesome day and keep smiling!
Love & Peace.
Perfectly made yummy bread
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