Harvest Pumpkin Pie Food

AUTUMN HARVEST PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix first 4 ingredients; cut in butter and shortening until crumbly. Whisk together egg, water and vinegar; gradually add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Divide dough in half so that 1 portion is slightly larger than the other; shape each into a disk. Wrap; refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll larger portion to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond edge of pie plate. Refrigerate until ready to fill., Roll smaller portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter; place some cutouts 1 in. apart on a baking sheet, reserving unbaked cutouts for decorative edge if desired. Bake until golden brown, 8-10 minutes., Meanwhile, beat together filling ingredients until blended; transfer to crust. flute or decorate edge with unbaked cutouts, brushing off flour before pressing lightly onto edge. Bake on a lower oven rack 10 minutes. Cover edge loosely with foil. Reduce oven setting to 350°. Bake until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes., Cool on a wire rack; serve or refrigerate within 2 hours. Top with baked pumpkin cutouts before serving.

PUMPKIN PIE DIP

Steps:

• Beat the cream cheese in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the pumpkin pie spice and 1 1/2 cups of the confectioners' sugar and beat until combined, about 1 minute. Add the pumpkin puree, vanilla and salt and beat until fully combined, 1 more minute. Transfer the filling to a 9-inch pie plate and refrigerate, covered, 2 hours and up to overnight.
• Before serving, beat the cream in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high until soft peaks form, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining tablespoon of confectioners' sugar and beat until combined. Dollop the cream around the edge of the pie in a circle. Sprinkle the top with the cinnamon sugar.
• Serve with ginger cookies for dipping.

HARVEST WALNUT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Combine pumpkin, condensed milk, eggs, maple extract, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Mix well and pour into the graham cracker crust. Smooth the top with a spatula.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking until filling is set, about 30 minutes.
• Prepare walnut topping while pie is baking. Mix brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Cut in butter with a fork until coarse crumbs form. Stir in walnuts.
• Remove pie from the oven and cover evenly with the topping. Continue baking until topping is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Cool completely before slicing.

HARVEST TART WITH PUMPKIN AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• At least 2 hours or the night before baking, toss the pumpkin with 1/4 teaspoon salt in a colander set over a bowl. Place a heavy weight on top, cover with plastic and refrigerate. Discard any liquid in bottom of bowl.
• To make the pastry, in a large bowl combine 4 1/2 cups flour and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. With pastry cutter or fork, mix in 3/4 cup oil until it forms coarse crumbs. Add about 2/3 cup very cold water, a few tablespoons at a time, until mixture just comes together. You may not need to add all the water, or you may need to use more water to achieve the right texture. The dough should be stretchier than a pie crust. Form into a ball, cover with plastic, and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Toss the peppers and onion with 2 1/2 tablespoons oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Spread on 2 large baking sheets in one layer. Roast, tossing occasionally, until vegetables are caramelized and golden, about 40 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the pumpkin, pepper-onion mixture, olives, thyme, paprika, black pepper and garlic.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and grease a large baking sheet. Dust a work surface lightly with flour. Roll out dough into a 17-by-12-inch rectangle. With long side facing you, spread vegetable mixture evenly over right half of dough. Dab edges of dough with water. Fold left half over filling and pinch edges firmly to seal. Using knife, cut a slit in center of crust, pulling back edges slightly to form a 2 1/2-inch hole.
• Transfer crust to baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking until vegetables are fork tender and crust is well browned, 35 to 40 minutes longer. Cool for at least 30 minutes before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature.

HARVEST PUMPKIN-SPICE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening. In large bowl, beat eggs, granulated sugar, oil and pumpkin until smooth. Stir in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ginger and cloves. Stir in raisins. Spread in pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 2 hours.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, on low speed until smooth and spreadable. Spread frosting over bars. Sprinkle with walnuts. For bars, cut into 7 rows by 7 rows. Store in refrigerator.

BUTTERNUT HARVEST PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Halve squash lengthwise; discard seeds. Place squash on a baking sheet, cut side down. Roast until tender, 45-55 minutes. Cool slightly. Scoop out pulp and mash (you should have about 4 cups)., Place tofu, sugar, cornstarch, honey and spices in a food processor; process until smooth. Add squash; pulse just until blended. Divide between crusts., Bake at 400° until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes. Cool 1 hour on a wire rack. Refrigerate, covered, until cold. If desired, serve with whipped cream.

AUTUMN HARVEST PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Blend the sugar, spices and salt together.
• Add eggs, pumpkin and evaporated milk.
• Stir to blend mixture well.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake in hot oven for 15 minutes.
• Lower temperature to 350 degrees F and bake 35- 40 minutes longer.
• Cool pie before serving.
• Garnish with whipped cream or a mixture of chopped nuts and honey drizzled over the top.

HARVEST PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Microwave chocolate and butter in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until butter is melted, stirring every 30 sec. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Spread onto bottom of crust. Sprinkle with dried fruit. Refrigerate 20 min. or until chocolate is firm.
• Beat pudding mixes, milk, pumpkin and spices in large bowl with whisk 1 min. or until blended. (Mixture will be thick.) Stir in COOL WHIP. Spread over ingredients in crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

HARVEST PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Beat eggs.
• Add pumpkin, spices and salt.
• Blend in milk.
• Pour into pie crust.
• Bake 425°F for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350°F and bake for 45 minutes.
• Test center of pie with toothpick, must come out clean.
• Enjoy!