Date Nut Pumpkin Pie Food

WALNUT-DATE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the flour, butter and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Cover and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 350° for 5 minutes; cool on a wire rack., In a bowl, beat the eggs, cinnamon, cloves and remaining brown sugar. Beat in the pumpkin and milk. Stir in the dates and walnuts. Pour into the crust. Cover edges loosely with foil., Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 2 hours on a wire rack. Refrigerate until serving. Serve with whipped cream. Refrigerate leftovers.

DATE NUT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F.
• DATE-NUT LAYER: In a medium saucepan combine dates and water; cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil and dates have softened.
• Add 1/3 cup brown sugar and butter. Stir to blend. Remove from heat.
• Stir in nuts and cinnamon. Cool while preparing filling.
• FILLING: In a medium bowl, beat lightly, add pumpkin, evaportaed milk, granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt and cloves. Stir to blend.
• Spoon date-nut mixture into unbaked pie crust. Pour in filling.
• Bake at 450F for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F Bake 45-50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool to room temerature before serving.
• GARNISH: Spoon whipped cream around outer edge of pie just before serving. Refrigerate leftover pie.
• Flute edge or cut small leaves and pumpkins from pastry scraps and press around edge of unbaked pie crust.

PUMPKIN DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and 1 egg, then beat in second egg until batter is smooth.
• Stir in pumpkin, orange zest and orange juice.
• In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and spices, then add nuts and dates.
• Pour all at once into batter in mixing bowl and stir by hand only to moisten.
• Pour into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes, them remove loaf to rack to cool completely.