{"id":6419,"date":"2022-10-04T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T19:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/?p=6419"},"modified":"2024-08-29T11:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T18:47:40","slug":"the-great-pumpkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/the-great-pumpkin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Pumpkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/main.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/main.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/main.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/main-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/main-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/main-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/main-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/main-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/main-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/main-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/main-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh, Great Pumpkin, will you come to my pumpkin patch? Maybe we\u2019ll have better luck than Linus did, if we put our faith in more pumpkin treats for National Pumpkin Month this October. This Pumpkin Mac &amp; Cheese looks delicious, right? It\u2019s kinda cheating because bacon makes anything taste good, but the creaminess of the pumpkin was a delightful surprise.<\/p>\n<p>I took my Zojirushi Breadmaker and baked a Pumpkin Bread Loaf recipe I found online, just to see how easy it could be. Really, the only worry I had was hoping the 2lb. recipe translated well enough for my 1lb. breadmaker, but it came out pretty good. Moist, nutty and fragrant.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-on-wood.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-on-wood.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-on-wood.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-on-wood-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-on-wood-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-on-wood-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-on-wood-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-on-wood-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-on-wood-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-on-wood-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-on-wood-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love the ingredient dispenser too. It really helps when you don\u2019t have to stop the process to mix in the dry ingredients. I know a lot of breadmaker owners use theirs to just knead and rise the dough, then actually bake in their own oven. I\u2019ve done this as well, but it\u2019s so gratifying to have the machine do the work from beginning to end. I used the dispenser to sprinkle the walnuts for this recipe.<\/p>\n<p>Golden orange pumpkin bread. Don\u2019t forget to use the \u201cCAKE\u201d setting, or whatever your menu says for non-yeast bread. The only time I opened the lid was to make sure I scraped some of the dough off the sides after the knead cycle<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-done.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-done.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-done.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-done-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-done-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-done-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-done-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-done-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-done-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-done-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-done-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I feel breadmakers are great at baking bread; which is what they\u2019re supposed to do. There\u2019s a cake setting for cakey breads, but it doesn\u2019t compare to baking a cake in an oven. As long as you know what to expect out of your breadmaker, you\u2019ll never be disappointed.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-bite.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-bite.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-bite.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-bite-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-bite-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-bite-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-bite-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-bite-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-bite-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-bite-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bread-bite-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who woulda thought Pumpkin Mac &amp; Cheese could be something? When I thought about what pumpkin things I could make, it always seemed like they were all sweet desserts. This Mac &amp; Cheese is mostly prepared in an open skillet or cast iron pan until the pumpkin puree, cheese and cooked pasta is blended and heated through, but the final touch is to brown it in an oven, like any casserole dish. This is my Zojirushi Toaster Oven, big enough for our dinner.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-in-oven.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-in-oven.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-in-oven.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-in-oven-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-in-oven-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-in-oven-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-in-oven-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-in-oven-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-in-oven-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-in-oven-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-in-oven-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This turned out to be a surprisingly intense combination of the smoky bacon and the velvety creaminess of the Gouda cheese and pumpkin. C\u2019mon, I know you can smell it from there!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-dish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-dish.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-dish.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-dish-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-dish-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-dish-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-dish-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-dish-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-dish-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-dish-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mac-dish-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aaand what would Pumpkin Month be without Pumpkin Cookies. My favorite kind of cookies are snickerdoodles. These are snickerdoodles jazzed up with pumpkin, pumpkin spice and espresso! They\u2019re called Pumpkin Spice Latte Sugar Cookies\u2014soft, chewy and sugary.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookies-on-rack.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookies-on-rack.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookies-on-rack.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookies-on-rack-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookies-on-rack-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookies-on-rack-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookies-on-rack-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookies-on-rack-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookies-on-rack-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookies-on-rack-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookies-on-rack-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The espresso is blended into the dough as well as rolled onto it, so you get that hint of coffee as soon as you bite into it. You don\u2019t need the drink if you can get it in a cookie!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookie-bite.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookie-bite.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookie-bite.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookie-bite-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookie-bite-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookie-bite-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookie-bite-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookie-bite-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookie-bite-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookie-bite-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cookie-bite-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was 1 day old when I found out there existed a museum for the great cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in Santa Rosa, California. I looked it up and it looks pretty grand\u2014with a theater, courtyard and exhibit areas devoted to his work. He was, of course, the creator of probably the most popular comic strip of all time, Peanuts; and with it, famous characters like Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the never seen Great Pumpkin. Poor Linus would faithfully wait for The Great Pumpkin every Halloween at his pumpkin patch, but he never came. We should all be so determined!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/schulz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/schulz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/schulz.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/schulz-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/schulz-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/schulz-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/schulz-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/schulz-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/schulz-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI\u2019d love to go check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/schulzmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Charles M. Schulz Museum<\/strong><\/a>. I do think it might make me love Snoopy and the gang even more.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Products used in this post:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/etzlc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micom Toaster Oven ET-ZLC30<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/bbssc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Home Bakery Maestro<\/em>\u00ae Breadmaker BB-SSC10<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Please note that these recipes were not tested by Zojirushi America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">All images by Bert Tanimoto \u00a92022<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh, Great Pumpkin, will you come to my pumpkin patch? Maybe we\u2019ll have better luck than Linus did, if we put our faith in more pumpkin treats for National Pumpkin Month this October. This Pumpkin Mac &amp; Cheese looks delicious, right? 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