Pumpkin Chiffon Pie With Ginger Nut Crust Food

PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Process gingersnaps, granulated sugar, and salt in a food processor until finely ground. Add butter, and process until combined. Divide mixture among six 5-inch pie plates, pressing into bottom and up sides. Place on a baking sheet, and bake until darkened and firm, 11 to 13 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes. Using an offset spatula, carefully unmold crusts, and return to sheet to cool. (Crusts can be stored in pie plates in airtight containers for up to 2 days.)
• Make the filling: Sprinkle gelatin over cold water in a bowl. Let stand until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Combine pumpkin, egg yolks, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, milk, salt, and spices in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until mixture begins to thicken, about 8 minutes. Do not boil. Remove from heat. Stir in gelatin mixture until dissolved. Let cool completely.
• Beat egg whites with a mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Whisk one-third of beaten egg whites into cooled pumpkin mixture. Gently fold in remaining whites. (Filling can be refrigerated, covered, overnight.) Spoon into pie shells, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (or up to 2 hours).
• Make the garnish: Using a vegetable peeler, shave pumpkin into thin, wide ribbons. Bring water, brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, and ginger to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add pumpkin pieces, and reduce heat. Simmer gently until tender and translucent, about 8 minutes. Pour into a bowl, and let cool completely. (Garnish can stand at room temperature for up to 3 hours.) Top each pie with 3 or 4 pumpkin pieces, discarding syrup. Serve immediately.
• Variation: This recipe also can make two 8-inch pies; be sure to leave the crust in the pie plate before adding the filling.

PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• Mix the gelatin and water in a small bowl, and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, beat the egg yolks until thick. Mix in 3/4 cup sugar, pumpkin, evaporated milk, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and ginger.
• In a double broiler, cook the mixture over boiling water, stirring constantly, until thick. Mix in the gelatin. Stir to dissolve. Remove from heat and allow the mixture to thicken until it mounds when dropped by the spoonful.
• In a clean, dry medium bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually mix in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, and continue beating until firm. Fold in the pumpkin mixture. Transfer to the pie crust. Chill until firm, about 1 hour.

PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE WITH GINGERSNAP PECAN CRUST

Steps:

• Make Crust:
• In a food processor grind gingersnaps, pecans, and sugar fine and add butter, blending until combined well. Press mixture onto bottom and up side of a 9-inch (1-quart) glass pie plate. Bake crust in middle of oven 15 minutes, or until crisp and golden around edge, and cool on rack.
• Make filling:
• In a small bowl sprinkle gelatin over brandy, rum, or water and let stand.
• In a heavy saucepan whisk together milk, brown sugar, yolks, pumpkin, spices, and salt and cook over moderately low heat, whisking, until mixture registers 160°F. on a candy thermometer. Remove pan from heat and immediately add gelatin mixture, whisking until gelatin is completely dissolved.
• Transfer filling to a metal bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and cool, stirring constantly, just until the consistency of raw egg white. Remove bowl from ice water.
• In a bowl with an electric mixer beat cream until it holds stiff peaks and whisk about one fourth into filling to lighten. Fold in remaining cream gently but thoroughly and pour filling into crust. Chill pie until set, at least 3 hours and up to 24, covered with plastic wrap after 1 hour.
• Top each serving with whipped cream and garnish with nuts.

PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE WITH GINGER-NUT CRUST

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients just until they are bound together.
• Press into bottom and sides of 9-inch pie plate.
• Cook pumpkin over boiling water in top of double boiler for 10 minutes. Add egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, milk, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and butter, and cook over simmering water until mixture reaches custardlike consistency. Remove from heat.
• Soften gelatin in water, and stir into pumpkin mixture. Chill.
• When pumpkin mixture begins to thicken, fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and remaining 1/2 cup of sugar. Pour into prepared crust and chill.
• Serve topped with whipped cream.

PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• For the crust, stir melted butter and cookie crumbs in medium bowl until mixed. Press into bottom and sides of 9 inch pie plate. Refrigerate.
• For the fillin, sprinkle gelatin into a small glass measuring cup and add brandy. Let stand.
• In a medium saucepan, whisk pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, brown sugar, egg yolks, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt until smooth. cook over medium heat for 8 minutes, stirring continuously. (Instant read thermometer should read 140 degrees.) Continue stirring at 140 degrees for three more minutes. Remove from heat.
• Microwave gelatin mixture on high 10 seconds. Whisk into pumpkin mixture with electric mixer.
• Pour filling into large bowl. Let cool by setting bowl in a larger bowl of ice water. Mixture should cool to consistency of runny honey.
• Whip cream on medium high until stiff peaks form. Fold gently into pumpkin mixture and pour into cooled crust. Refrigerate overnight.
• Before serving, let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Cut into 8 wedges with sharp knife.

PUMPKIN PIE WITH SPICED NUT CRUST

Steps:

• Pie Filling:.
• Combine all ingredients except crust; stir well. Pour into crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes or until set. Remove from oven; let cool.
• Spiced Nut Crust:.
• Combine all ingredients except pecan halves; stir well. Press onto bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie plate. Press pecan halves onto rim of crust at 1 inch intervals.

BEST EVER PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• Put the gelatin to soak in 1/4 cup cold water.
• Beat the egg yolks in a double boiler, and add brown sugar, pumpkin, milk, and salt and spices to it.
• Cook and stir this over simmering water till it thickens.
• Add the soaked gelatin until it dissolves.
• Remove from the stove and chill till filling starts to set.
• (I put the pot in ice water).
• Whip the 3 egg whites till stiff but not dry.
• Slowly add the 1/2 cup white sugar, then fold into pumpkin mixture.
• Fill pie shell and chill several hours.
• Serve with Cool Whip.
• Preparation time is approximate.

PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add whipped topping and mix well. Spread into crust. , In another bowl, beat milk and pudding mixes on low speed until combined; beat on high for 2 minutes. Let stand for 3 minutes. Stir in pumpkin and spices; mix well. Spread over cream cheese layer. Chill. Garnish with nuts and/or whipped topping if desired.

MARY'S PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• Mix the graham cracker crumbs, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 3 tablespoons of sugar, and the melted butter together in a bowl, and press the crust mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate, pressing the crumbs up the side of the plate. Chill until the crust is firm, about 30 minutes.
• Pour the water into a bowl, and sprinkle the gelatin over the water. Allow the gelatin to soften in the water for about 5 minutes. Combine the pumpkin, egg yolks, 1/2 cup of sugar, milk, salt, ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon in a saucepan, and mix until smooth. Heat the mixture over medium-low heat until it almost reaches a simmer, and cook until thickened, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes; stir in the gelatin and water until the gelatin is dissolved. Remove the mixture from the heat.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until they form soft peaks; gradually beat in 1/2 cup of sugar and the vanilla extract until the mixture is glossy. Lightly fold the egg whites into the pumpkin mixture, keeping as much air in the mixture as possible. Scoop the pumpkin mixture into the graham cracker crust. Chill several hours or overnight.

DEEP-DISH PUMPKIN PIE WITH NUT CRUST

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Using a pastry blender, cut in the cold butter pieces until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in the nuts.
• Set aside 1 cup of the crumb mixture. Firmly press the remaining crumb mix over the bottom and halfway up the sides of a 2-quart rectangular baking dish; set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together the pumpkin, condensed milk, beaten eggs, cinnamon, allspice and salt until well mixed. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven about 55 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and the filling is set; cool.

PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• Crust: Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Finely crush graham crackers.
• Add butter and sugar and mix until all crumbs are moist.
• Press into bottom and up side of a 9-inch round springform pan.
• Bake crust at 325 degrees for 15 minutes or until lightly browned around edges.
• Place on wire rack and cool completely.
• Filling: In small bowl, stir together apple juice and vanilla.
• Sprinkle gelatin over top and let stand 5 minutes.
• In a medium saucepan, whisk together pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, brown sugar, egg yolks, pumpkin pie spice and salt until smooth.
• Cook over medium heat, whisking for 9 minutes or until temperature registers 140 degrees on an instant read thermometer.
• Continue stirring over low heat for 3 minutes more, maintaining 140 degrees.
• Microwave gelatin mixture for 10 seconds, until melted.
• Whisk into pumpkin mixture and remove from heat.
• Pour filling into large bowl.
• Place in a larger bowl filled with ice water.
• Stir occasionally for 12 minutes or until cooled.
• With electric mixer, whip cream on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold into cooled pumpkin mixture.
• Pour filling into cooled crust.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• When ready to serve, run a thin knife between pan and pie.
• Remove side of pan, slice and serve.