Pumpkin Fritters

This recipe is a bit of a make it and see - you might like a little more spice, a little less sugar... have a go and see what you think!

 Picture from http://babootie.com/

Ingredients

1 small pumpkin

2 eggs

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon all spice

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 tablespoon brown sugar (or whatever sugar you have)

self raising flour

caster sugar to dust

Method

De-seed, peel, chop up and boil your pumpkin - it is cooked when it feels soft to cut with a sharp knife. then mash it and stir in the sugar, spices and egg.

Add flour a little at a time until you get a thick batter. Shallow fry a tablespoon of batter at a time and dust the fritters with caster sugar. 

You can eat them on their own or serve them with ice cream or maple syrup.