Saturday, November 18, 2006

THANKSGIVING TREAT ~ WONDERFUL PUMPKIN PIE

~THANKSGIVING TREAT ~
- save room for this!
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( Quoted by Kay Thompson in A COOK'S ALPHABET of QUOTATIONS ~ " You have to eat oatmeal* or you'll dry up. Anybody knows that.)
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WONDERFUL PUMPKIN PIE
Crunchy crust:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup quick oats*
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sweet (unsalted) butter
Combine all ingredients and cut with pastry cutter until crumbly. Press into pie shell. Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
Filling:
2 cups pumpkin puree
3 eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup half and half
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
Beat eggs and both sugars until fluffy. Add pumpkin and spices. Whisk in cream and half and half. Pour into above pre-baked pie shell. Bake 25 minutes and add topping.
Topping:
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp. sweet (unsalted) butter
Combine ingredients and sprinkle over pie. Bake 20 minutes or until filling set (knife inserted comes out clean).
* optional: depending on oven, may want to stick under broiler for additional minute for a rich brown topping.

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