Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Recipe of the Day-Homemade fresh pumpkin pie from crust, mix and spices


Love making pumpkin pie and my favorite part is making everything from scratch.

4-ingredient pumpkin pie
2c of fresh puree pumpkin or 1 can
1T of pumpkin spice (refer to bottom for recipe)
2 eggs
3/4 c brown sugar

Mix all ingredients and pour into crust. Cook on 350 degrees for 45 to 50min.

Easy Pie Crust
1 1/4c flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4c shortening
4 to 5 T cold water

In food processor add flour, shortening and salt. Cover and process until resembles cornmeal. When processor is running ad throughout the water. Stop as soon as all water is added, scrap down sides and then roll out.

Pumpkin Spice mix
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/8tsp ground cloves

Mix and store up to 8mo