6 pecan makes two Recipes

butter, melted, plus more for preparing pans, flour, plus more for preparing pans, baking powder, ground ginger or 1 tsp fresh grated, salt, sugar, brown sugar , packed, canned pumpkin (15 oz) or 2 cups fresh , pureed pumpkin, eggs, makes two loaves, glaze : once cool, if desired. combine 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar with 2-3 tbsp water, 2 tsp maple syrup in a liquid measuring cup. stir until the is smooth and thick, with no lumps. add 2/3 cup pecans. drizzle over the loaves and let set

buckwheat flour, oat bran, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, fresh rosemary leaves (1 tbsp fresh = 1 tsp dried. i used fresh, but dried might be nice here.), kosher salt, banana, mashed , equal to 1 medium, lowfat greek yogurt , plus an additional tablespoonful, egg (or two whites), lemon marmalade , plus 2 tbsp (i couldn tsp find 100% lemon, so i used a lemon, orange & grapefruit marmalade from wf.), canola oil, vanilla, fresh lemon juice (or juice from half a lemon), dates, chopped, pecans or 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped, carrot, shredded, zucchini, shredded, freshly grated lemon peel (from the same lemon used for juice), candied lemon rind (i was too lazy to do this, but it would be a great add-in if you are motivated enough to make it!), unsalted browned butter, turbinado sugar (or enough to sprinkle on top of muffins), old fashioned oats (or enough to sprinkle on top of muffins)

fresh corn kernels, corn oil, salt, freshly ground pepper, pecan cornbread (recipe follows), slightly stale, cut into 1/2 cubes, shallot, minced, cooked lobster meat, roughly chopped, cream cheese, softened, worcestershire sauce, prepared mayonnaise, freshly ground nutmeg, on high heat , in a medium skillet, brown the corn kernels in the corn oil and season lightly with salt and pepper to taste. remove pan from heat and put cooked corn kernels into a large mixing bowl. stir in remaining ingredients, blending well. form lobster cakes with a two oz scoop. (make approximately twenty cakes.) cakes may be prepared to this point and refrigerated up to two days., presentation, pecans, pecan cornbread, dried slightly at room temperature, clarified butter or olive oil for sauteing, in a food processor , pulse pecans and pecan cornbread until finely ground. press cakes into crumb mixture, and then saute in clarified butter or olive oil on medium heat until lightly browned and warmed through. place on warmed plate and drizzle with pumpkin ginger creme fraiche (recipe follows).

spice cake ( makes two small layers of cake, 8 or 9 inch layers), fruit cocktail, brown sugar, cream cheese frosting, chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts) for garnish