Just an FYI…the Game Plan link for the Cookie Baking Day has been fixed. Sorry about the mixup. This is my first time using Google Documents.
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking pie! Pumpkin Pie that is! With all the pumpkin puree I made last week, I’m ready to start baking! While the filling is very important in a pie, I think having a good crust recipe is the key. I’m going to share my Grandmother’s recipe with you as well as a good filling recipe. I’m also going to give you my favorite Impossible Pumpkin Pie Recipe…it’s a crustless version.
Happy baking…and I’ll post some pictures after I’ve baked mine on Tuesday.
Double Crust Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 cups flour
- 2/3 cup shortening
- 2 Tabls. sugar
- 7 Tabls. ice cold water
Directions:
- Mix flour & sugar in large bowl
- Cut in shortening until pieces are pea size or smaller
- Add water 1 T. at a time as you toss with a fork.
- Add enough water until the dough is the consistency of play-doh (not the softer stuff…the “harder” play-doh)
- Divide in 2 and chill for 1 hour
- Roll out each half on a lightly floured surface and place in pie plates.
- Follow pie directions for baking.
Pumpkin Pie Filling
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- one half teaspoon ground ginger
- one half teaspoon salt (optional)
- 4 large eggs
- 3 cups pumpkin puree
- 1.5 cans (12oz each) of evaporated milk
Directions:
- Mix all ingredients in a large bowl (the mixture may be runny…it will become firm as you bake it)
- Fill crusts about 2/3 full
- Cover edges with foil to prevent crust from getting too brown.
- Bake in a 425 oven for 15 minutes
- Turn oven down to 350 and continue to bake for 45 – 60 minutes until knife inserted into center comes out clean.
- ENJOY!!
Notes: this will make a light fluffy pie. If you like a more dense pie, use only 3 eggs and 1 can of evaporated milk.
Crustless Pie Recipe
Ok…this is simple! Pour the pie filling into a greased baking dish and bake as directed above. This turns out very nicely and even those that aren’t big pie fans will love it!
We love pumpkin in our house! Pumpkin Muffins, Pumpkin Pancakes, Pumpkin Pie…pumpkin everything. I haven’t been able to find any great sales on cans of pumpkin lately, so when I saw this post…I was ready to get busy.
Wal-Mart has Pie Pumpkins for $.33/lb right now, so I picked up 3 to see what I could get. I was very surprise at what I ended up with. For $3 , I ended up with about 11 cups of pumpkin puree! That’s about 5 cans worth. At $1.19 a can, I think I did pretty well. I’m going to pick up 5 more this weekend and freeze up enough to last the winter.
Step 1 : cut washed pumpkin in half
Step 2: scoop out seeds (you can save the seed for roasting)
Step 3: place pumpkins in a bowl with some water and cover with a damp towel. Microwave for 30 minutes.
Step 4: Remove skins. They will slip right off! Be careful…it’s very hot.
Step 5: Using a food processor, puree the pumpkin until smooth
Step 6: Freeze in 2 cup amounts or amounts that will suit your needs.
I love fresh pumpkin! It was so nice to use and tasted so much better than the canned stuff! I’ll post some pictures of the baked goods soon…and I’ll even post the disaster bread…it happens!
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Monday:
- Breakfast – Bagels or English Muffins
- Lunch – leftovers from my mommy
- Supper – Lasagna, Salad & Garlic Bread
Tuesday
- Breakfast – Egg Burritos
- Lunch – Leftovers & fruit
- Supper – Crockpot Beef over Mashed Potatoes, Corn & Rolls
Wednesday
- Breakfast -Yogurt & Toast
- Lunch – Chicken Fingers & veggies
- Supper – Harvest Pork Chops, Buttered noodles & Green Beans
Thursday
- Breakfast – Pancakes
- Lunch – Pizza Rolls
- Supper – Baked Ham, Mashed Potatoes w/ gravy, corn & rolls
Friday
- Breakfast – Baked Oatmeal with apples
- Lunch – leftovers
- Supper – Kids Pizza night…Date night for Mom and Dad
Satuturday – NO DETAILS….I’m doing something special for DH and since he reads my posts, I can’t give any hints!
Sunday
- Breakfast – Bagels
- Lunch – Crockpot – Ham, Bean & Potato soup , Homemade Bread
- Supper – Leftovers
















