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Mummy Jalapeno Poppers

There are lots of spins on mummy themed treats out there and they've always been a hit here. This time around I'm doing something with a bit more of a kick to them, Mummy Jalapeno Poppers from Taste of Home. You start by mixing together the cheesy spicy filling using softened cream cheese, shredded cheddar, honey, lime juice, salt, pepper, cumin and some adobo pepper. Whenever I need to fill a piping bag I always put it into a large glass and then fold it over the outside rim.  Spoon your cream cheese filling inside, remove the bag from the glass, twist the top closed and snip off the bottom of the bag. Another great hack is using a tomato corer to clean out the jalapenos. No, I don't wear gloves.  Yes, I regret it every single time. I cut the tops off before splitting the peppers in half. Once they're all nice and cleared out, line them up on a tray or cutting board all facing in the same direction, it makes filling them so much easier. Pipe the filling into the peppe
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Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Welcome to Halloween Treats Week, a yearly blogging event that is hosted by Angie from  Big Bear’s Wife  . This spooky event is an online, week-long event that is filled with some frightfully fun treats and recipes from some fantastic Halloween loving bloggers! Being from New England, we're big fans of whoopie pies. I saw these Pumpkin Whoopie Pies on the King Arthur Baking Company website and I knew they'd be a great choice for this event. I know it looks like a lot of ingredients, but if you lay things out they come together easily. First up is the base.  Some call them cookies, to me, they're more cake-like. I didn't use the specialty products called for and all the rest of the ingredients are pretty standard pantry staples.  If you have homemade pumpkin pie spice on hand you can substitute it for the separate spices.   You can scoop the batter onto sheets but I have my mom's vintage Wilton pumpkin pan. I sprayed it very well with some Baker's Joy, scooped i

Utah Buttermilk Scones

U is for Utah Buttermilk Scones! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter. For today's letter, U, I decided to really challenge myself and not only make something with yeast but also something deep fried.  I'm not quite certain why these are called Utah scones when they resemble more of a fried dough boy, but I was excited to give them a try. I proofed the yeast in the bowl of my KitchenAid mixer and then brought it together with the paddle attachment.  I switched over to the dough hook but stopped when it looked close to being combined and switched to kneading by hand. I personally like a pastry mat for kneading dough because you can use a lot less flour and also it's easier to clean up. Once the dough was smooth-ish, I put it into a clean, oiled bowl, cover