Five Spice Pumpkin Pie Food

FIVE-SPICE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add half the ice water and vodka, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Add more if needed. Shape into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. In a small bowl, whisk egg with water. Brush over crust; refrigerate until ready to fill., Meanwhile, beat filling ingredients until blended; transfer to crust. Bake on a lower oven rack 15 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°; bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes longer. (Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary.) Cool completely on a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator.

FIVE-SPICE PUMPKIN PIE WITH PHYLLO CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Stir together 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder. Brush 1 sheet of phyllo with butter (as you work, keep remaining phyllo covered with a kitchen towel); sprinkle evenly with 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar mixture.
• Starting at one short end, fold in half to enclose butter and sugar mixture; brush top with more butter. Transfer to a 9-inch springform pan, buttered-side-down, gently pressing into bottom and sides.
• Repeat with remaining phyllo, butter, and sugar mixture, arranging in overlapping layers to completely and evenly cover bottom and sides of pan.
• Bake until crust is crisp and golden, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool completely. (The baked cooled crust can be wrapped and stored at room temperature up to 1 day.)
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together eggs, pumpkin, milk, syrup, vanilla, flour, salt, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder until smooth. Pour mixture into crust and bake 20 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F and continue baking until custard is just set in center, 40 to 50 minutes more. Transfer pan to wire rack; let cool completely. Remove pie from pan, cut into wedges, and serve with whipped cream.

CHEF JOHN'S PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Whisk together pumpkin puree, egg yolks, and egg in a large bowl until smooth. Add sweetened condensed milk, cinnamon, ginger, salt, nutmeg, and Chinese 5-spice powder; whisk until thoroughly combined.
• Fit pie crust in a 9-inch pie plate and crimp edges.
• Pour filling into the pie shell and lightly tap on the work surface to release any air bubbles.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until just set in the middle, 30 to 40 more minutes. A paring knife inserted into the filling, 1 inch from the crust, should come out clean. Allow to cool completely before serving.

FIVE SPICE PUMPKIN WITH TAHITIAN VANILLA ICE CREAM AND CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, slowly whisk together everything. Pour into shell and bake for 12 to 15 minutes then turn the oven down to 350 degrees and bake an additional 45 to 50 minutes or until a tester comes cleanly out of the middle of the pie. Cool on a rack. At the same time, melt sugar and water on a low flame until brown. Whisk in the cream, be careful, will boil and set aside. Zig-zag the caramel sauce on a plate and top with slice of pie and scoop of ice cream.
• PLATING All dishes served family style.

PUMPKIN SPICE PIE

Steps:

• For pie:
• Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk pumpkin, maple syrup, whipping cream, eggs, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt in large bowl to blend well.
• Pour pumpkin mixture into prepared pie crust. Bake until filling is just set in center and crust is golden, about 1 hour. Transfer pie to rack and cool completely. Cover pie and refrigerate until cold. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• For whipped cream:
• Using electric mixer, beat 1 cup chilled whipping cream, 3 tablespoons powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in large bowl until soft peaks form.
• Serve pie cold or at room temperature with whipped cream.

FIVE MINUTE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray a 9-inch pie plate lightly with cooking oil spray.
• For the crust: Combine the crumbs and oil in a small bowl until well blended.
• Press mixture firmly and evenly into prepared pie plate, across the bottom and just slightly up the sides.
• Spray crumb surface lightly with cooking oil spray.
• Bake for 5-8 minutes, until just golden brown around edges.
• Remove from oven; raise oven temperature to 425 degrees F while you make filling.
• For the filling: Combine all filling ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until very smooth.
• Alternately, combine all ingredients in a large bowl and whisk by hand until smooth.
• Pour filling into baked crust (crust does not have to be cool).
• Bake for 425 degrees F for 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for an additional 35-45 minutes, until a knife inserted into the center of the pie comes out clean.
• Cool pie on a rack.