Tombstone Sandwich/Artichoke Dip


Tombstone Sandwich

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*1 Loaf Firm Rye Bread, pre-sliced

*Spinach Artichoke Dip, recipe below

*Red or Black food Marker

*Tomb Stone Cookie Cutter

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Makes about 8 tombstone Sandwiches, depending on the rye loaf of bread and cookie cutter size.

Using the cookie cutter cut out tombstone shapes, I was able to get 2 tombstones out of each slice.

On the top side of the tombstone bread write “RIP” on the bread with food marker.  Add spinach artichoke dip to the top of the bottom  slice and make the sandwich.

 Artichoke Dip

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*1/2 cup Sour Cream

*1/2 cup Mayonnaise

*1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese

*1/2 cup grated Mozzarella Cheese

*1-2 teaspoons Minced Garlic

*1 box frozen Chopped Spinach, thawed and squeezed dry

*1 14 ounce Artichoke Hearts, drained and chopped (save juice)

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I mix together the above ingredients in a mixing bowl adding a small amount of the saved artichoke juice if mixture appears to dry.

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In a cooking sprayed glass or ceramic baking dish, add the artichoke mixture and cover with aluminum foil and bake in a 325*F. oven for 15-20 minutes or until hot and bubbly. You can also use the microwave in glass baking dish uncovered for heating until bubbly or according to your microwave directions.


  


 

Enjoy!

Lindy

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

We’ve been working on this recipe to find a great tasting pumpkin bread with not a lot of sugar and I think we have finally got the recipe to where we like the texture and not overly sweet.  We hope you will give it a try and like it too!

The first pictures are taken of the less sugar and oil  and the pictures at the end are with more sugar and oil with the dark chocolate chips add to the bread batter.

I think you will agree the less oil and sugar recipe looks more healthy  too.

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

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Wet Ingredients
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*2 cups granulated Sugar

*1/3 cup Extra Light Olive Oil

*1/3 cup Butter, melted

*2 cups Pure canned Pumpkin, room temperature

*4 Eggs, room temperature

*2/3 cup Water

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Dry Ingredients
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*3 cups Flour

*2 teaspoons Baking Soda

*1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder

*1 teaspoon Sea Salt

*1 teaspoon Ground Cloves

*1 teaspoon Allspice

*1/2 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
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**Mini or regular Semi-Sweet or dark Chocolate Chips, sprinkled on top or add into finished batter.

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Cream together in a stand mixer on medium speed, with paddle attachment the sugar, butter and extra light olive oil. Then add pumpkin, eggs and water and mix until combined.

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Sift together all the dry ingredients into a bowl.

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Slowly add the dry ingredients into the creamed wet mixture until are well combined bread batter.
You will need 3 loaf pans, 8 1/2 x 4 1/2, greased and floured or use loaf pan liners and spray with Pam cooking spray.

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Pour or spoon the bread batter into loaf pans, spreading evenly among the loaf pans.

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Bake the bread in a preheated oven at 350* for 40-45 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean.

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Remove the pumpkin bread from the oven and allow to cool before slicing and serving.




  
  
  

Have a great day!

Jessica and Lindy