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    Maple-Cinnamon Pumpkin Pie


    Source of Recipe


    Better Homes and Gardens

    List of Ingredients




    1 recipe Pastry for Single-crust pie
    1 15 oz can pumpkin
    1/2 cup sugar
    1/4 cup pure maple syrup/maple-flavored syrup
    1 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1/2 tsp. salt
    3 eggs, lightly beaten
    1 cup milk
    1 recipe maple whipped cream (optional)

    Recipe



    Preheat oven to 375. Prepare and roll out pastry for single-crust pie. (see below.)

    For filling, in a bowl combine pumpkin, sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon and salt. Add eggs; beat with fork until combined. Gradually add milk; stir until combined.

    Carefully pour flling into pastry shell. Cover edge of pie crust with foil. Bake 30 min. Remove foil. Bake 25 - 30 minutes more or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack . Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.

    Pastry for Single-crust pie

    In a bowl stir together 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour and 1/4 tsp. salt. Using pastry blender cut in 1/2 shortening until pieces are pea-size. Sprinkle 1 tbsp cold water over part of the flour mixture; gently toss with fork. Push moistened dough to side of bowl. Repeat, using 1 tbsp water at a time (4 - 5 tbsps total) until flour mixture is moistened.

    Form dough into ball. On floured surface faltten with hands. Roll dough from center to edges into 13-inch circle. To transfer pastry, wrap around rolling pin. (BE SURE THE ROLLING PIN HAS FLOUR ON IT. Otherwise the pastry will stick and you'll have a mess.) Unroll pastry into a 9-inch pie plate. Ease pastry into plate without stretching it. Trim pastry to 1 inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold under extra pastry.

    Maple Whipped Cream

    In chilled medium bowl combine 1 cup whipping cream and 1 tbsp pure maple syrup. With mixer on medium speed beat until soft peaks form.




 

 

 


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