Other Uses for Pumpkin

Welcome to Halloween.  Here are helpful recipes and tips.

Grandma’s Double Serve Pumpkin Pie – Based on THIS RECIPE.  See below.

 

1. Make a small batch of crusts
2. BASIC PIE CRUST
   • 4 oz AP flour – approx 1 C
   • 3 oz cold butter
   • 1/2 tsp sugar
   • scant tsp salt
   • Pulse in food processor
   • 1/4 C ice cold water – add more if necessary to bring together
   • Should be moist, but not wet – DO NOT OVERWORK
   • Refrigerate dough ball while you proceed with the recipe
3. PREPARE PUMPKIN
   1. Slice pumpkin in half and remove seeds
   2. Further cut into segments and put into oven at 375º for 20 minutes – cut side down – skin side up.
   3. Rub canola onto the skin and bake 1 hour
   4. Let cool, then remove purée
4. 5 0z Pumpkin Pureé – PUREE – not Pumpkin Pie Mix
5. 2 tsp Grandpa’s CinnaSugar®
6. 1/4 tsp ground ginger
7. 1 egg
8. 2 TBL milk
9. 2 TBL corn syrup
10. 1/4 C sugar
11. 1 C flour – or until a thick pourable custard
12. Put crust into a baking dish, then fill with custard.
13. Bake @ 350º till browning starts – approx 40 minutes
14. Turn off oven, but leave pie in to cook with residual heat
15. To avoid cracks, cook to internal temp of 170º