5 Easy Autumn Harvest Recipes

It is time to jot down these 5 easy autumn harvest recipes for all to indulge. Entertainment moves from outdoor barbecues to apple cider around a fire indoors in cooler weather. These are the best selections of easy autumn harvest recipes from all over the United States. 

Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

• 3-½ cups flour
• 1-½ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 cup oil
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 3 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups cooked pumpkin

1. Sift dry ingredients together.
2. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
3. Pour into three loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

Pork chops Baked with Cabbage Harvest Recipe

Ingredients:

• 6 qt. water
• Salt
• 3 lbs. cabbage finely chopped
• 3 tbsp. butter
• ½ cup chopped onion
• ½ tsp. chopped garlic
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 8 pork chops, ¾ inches thick
• 3 tbsp. oil
• ½ cup dry white wine
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 tsp. grated Parmesan cheese mixed with dry bread crumbs

1. Bring water to a boil in a large pot.
2. Drop in cabbage, boil for five minutes and drain.
3. In twelve-inch skillet, sauté onion and garlic, stirring constantly until soft but not brown. Add cabbage, salt, some of the pepper and cook for five minutes. Transfer to bowl and set aside.
4. Brown pork chops in skillet over moderate heat for three minutes each side. Remove pork chops and add wine. Boil rapidly until liquid is reduced to about one-fourth of a cup.
5. Spread one-third of cabbage in casserole dish large enough to hold four cups in a single layer. Add pork chops and continue to layer meat and cabbage. End with a layer of cabbage.
6. Scald cream and pour over casserole. Sprinkle top with cheese and crumbs.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Apple Fritters

Ingredients:

• 1-1/3 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 egg beaten
• Oil for deep frying
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 large tart apples, peeled, cored, sliced ¼-inch thick
• Powdered sugar (for dusting)

1. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Beat in milk and egg with a whisk.
2. Heat up at least three inches of oil in a heavy frying pan to 360.
3. Mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl or plate. Toss apple slices in sugar mixture, coating all over.
4. Dip apples in batter using a fork. Drain off excess batter.
5. Fry in batches in the hot oil until golden brown on both sides (four to five minutes). Drain on paper towel.
6. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve hot.

Cherry Compote

Ingredients:

• ½ cup water
• ½ cup red wine
• ¼ cup light brown sugar
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp. honey
• 2 1-inch strips of orange ring
• ¼ tsp. almond extract
• 1-½ lbs. sweet fresh cherries, pitted (if sour cherries are used, increase sugars to 1/3 cup)
• Whipped cream or ice cream for serving. This is an excellent autumn harvest recipe.

1. Combine all ingredients except the cherries in a saucepan.
2. Stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Raise heat and boil until the liquid reduces slightly.
3. Add cherries, bring back to a boil.
4. Reduce heat and simmer eight to ten minutes. Cool to lukewarm.
5. Spoon warm over ice cream.

Easy Recipe Pumpkin Muffins

• 4 cups flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tbsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tbsp. ground cloves
• 1 tbsp. cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 tbsp. ginger
• 1-1/2 cups raisins
• 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
• 4 eggs
• 2-1/2 cups mashed cooked pumpkin
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup water

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the first eleven ingredients and make a "well" in the middle of the mixture.
2. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs lightly and add the pumpkin, vegetable oil and water. Mix together.
3. Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Do not over stir!
4. Spoon into paper-lined muffin pans, filling about two-thirds full.
5. Bake for twenty minutes in a preheated 375-degree oven and then immediately remove the muffins from the pans to prevent them from scorching and drying out.