Sweet Pumpkin Fritters

    Well, it seems that fall will soon turn into winter, as evidenced by our first real snowfall of the season.  That's right.  We woke up to a lovely covering of snow this morning......so pretty!  But, snow means cold and cold means we all want hearty, comforting foods.....Things like soups and stews, roasted meats and winter vegetables, like sturdy greens and squash.  And......let's not forget about pumpkin!  You'll find pumpkins around my house, used as part of my fall decorating, and I love to make the usual pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies (remember this recipe?) and pumpkin pie.  But, this recipe was a bit of a revelation!  I've shared a delicious version of apple fritters with you, but hadn't thought of using pumpkin as a main ingredient instead of apples.  Well, now I know....Sweet Pumpkin Fritters.....a great idea!

A Trip To The Orchard and Apple Fritters

         Well today was the most beautiful day! Sunny.....about 70 degrees....a perfect day to jump in the car with the kids and go to the apple orchard.  Wherever we've lived over the years there's been an orchard somewhere nearby and we've always made it a point to take our kids every fall. I love it! Freshly picked apples, pumpkins, Indian corn, cider.......so delicious!  Anyway, today we made one of our usual trips and came home with a half bushel of apples, a gallon of cider, and six apple doughnuts. What's not to love!  The only thing that wasn't lovely was the bee sting I received shortly after arriving.  But that's o.k.  I'm fine.  Thank you for asking.
          So, coming home with all those apples gets a girl to thinking. What can I make now?  I know.......apple fritters!!  ( Don't remind me that we already brought home those doughnuts )