Prize Winning Pumpkin Pie Food

PRIZE WINNING PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 355 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs.
• Add the remaining ingredients and pour into shell.
• Bake 50-60 min's until set.
• Cool on counter for 1 hr, then refrigerate.
• Top with Cool Whip.
• Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.

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.

PRIZE-WINNING APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Measure flour, salt and baking powder into large bowl; mix well. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles small peas. Sprinkle in oil then milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork after each addition. When it's thoroughly mixed, press dough firmly together with hands as you would a snowball. Divide dough into two balls. Roll out each piece on a lightly floured pastry cloth. Put bottom crust into 9-in. pie pan; set aside. , Prepare filling by stirring together the sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt; mix with apples and water. Turn into pastry-lined pan; dot with butter. Cover with top crust; seal and flute. Slit steam vents in top crust. Cover edge with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning. , Bake at 425° for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake 15 minutes longer.

CONTEST-WINNING EGGNOG PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine flour and salt; cover and pulse to blend. Add shortening and butter; cover and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. While processing, gradually add water until dough forms a ball. Wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until easy to handle., Roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges., In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, pumpkin, eggnog, sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg and cloves until blended. Pour into crust. , In a small bowl, beat brown sugar and butter until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Stir in pecans; sprinkle over filling. , Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• If using a ready made pie crust that is fine but if not you need to make the pie crust first.
• For filling, in a mixing bowl combine pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.
• Add eggs.
• Beat lightly with a rotary beater or fork just until combined.
• Gradually stir in evaporated milk and milk; mix well.
• Place the pastry-lined pie plate on the oven rack.
• Carefully pour filling into pastry shell.
• To prevent overbrowning, cover edge of the pie with foil.
• Bake in a 375 degree oven for 50 minutes.