1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and spices. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl, beat pumpkin puree, sugar, brown sugar, buttermilk, eggs and oil together until smooth.

4. Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.

5. Fold in nuts, if using. Pour pumpkin bread batter into prepared pan.

6. Bake pumpkin bread 50-60 minutes until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

7. Invert pumpkin bread and cool.

Ingredients:

* 2 cups baking mix, such as Bisquick
* 2 large eggs
* 1-1/4 cups milk
* 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
* 2 Tbsp. sugar
* 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
* 1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Preparation:

1. Preheat a griddle to 375 degrees F, or heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat.

2. Whisk together all ingredients until well-combined, but do not overmix.

3. Let rest for 10 minutes.

4. Turn griddle down to 350 degrees.

5. Ladle quarter-cupfuls of the batter onto the griddle. Cook until the edges of the pancakes start to set and bubbles start to form on the surface of the pancakes.

6. Flip. Cook another 1-3 minutes until pancakes are golden brown on the other side.

Serve immediately with butter and syrup.

Ingredients:

* For Streusel:
* 1/4 cup brown sugar
* 1 tsp. cinnamon
* 1/4 cup finely-chopped walnuts
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* For Cake:
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1/3 cup canola oil
* 1-3/4 cups granulated sugar
* 4 large eggs
* 1 cup pumpkin puree
* 8 oz. sour cream (low-fat or non-fat is okay)
* 2 tsp. vanilla extract
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
* 2 tsp. baking soda
* 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
* 1 tsp. salt

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a bundt pan.

2. Mix streusel ingredients together and set aside.

3. Beat butter, oil and sugar together with an electric mixer.

4. Beat in eggs.

5. Add pumpkin, sour cream and vanilla, beating until well-combined.

6. Measure the flours carefully by spooning flour into a measuring cup, then leveling off with a knife. Dump the flours on top of the cake batter, but do not mix in yet.

7. Spoon baking soda, pumpkin pie spice and salt on top of flour. Now, with the electric mixer on low, mix the flour into the batter. Make sure it is completely incorporated, but do not overmix.

8. Spoon half of the cake batter into the prepared bundt pan. Sprinkle the streusel filling evenly over the cake batter, being careful not to allow it to touch the sides.

9. Spoon the remaining cake batter over the streusel filling.

10. Bake 55-60 minutes.

11. Invert cake and let cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.