Spiced Pumpkin Bread

I have made this bread five or six times now, and it is one of my favorites. It's an easy bread to make for get togethers, and I usually have all the ingredients on hand. I've played around with the sugar content a few times - 3 cups of sugar is way too much. I usually use 2 1/4 cups of white sugar. This last time I used 1 1/4 cup of white sugar and 1 cup of brown sugar. I can't tell a big difference using brown sugar, but, hey, variety is the spice of life, I say. The last few times I have added a cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips, which made a great bread into a rock-my-world bread. :) Which just goes to show you the truth of the old adage that you can't go wrong with chocolate chips. It's kind of like a stick of butter. Any recipe that starts with a stick of butter is going to be tasty. Artery clogging as well, but I digress. Anyway, I've tried to use mini-chocolate chips but it wasn't nearly as good as the regular sized ones. I always get compliments when I make this one.

Pumpkin Pancakes

I love lazy Saturday mornings. While my husband was on a run, I made these Pumpkin Pancakes. Pancakes always take longer to make than you think they will. I was so hungry by the time they were ready! I thought these were pretty good. My husband loved them and said they were like pumpkin pie in pancake form. I made my own pumpkin pie spice using 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp cloves, and 1/4 tsp nutmeg. The recipe makes more like 18 pancakes if you are using a 1/3 cup to measure the batter. I personally like apple pancakes better, but I will make these for the hubby.