Pumpkin Streusel Pie Food

STREUSEL PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a bowl, combine flour, pecans and salt; cut in the shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of dough to a 1/8-in. thick circle; transfer to 9-in. pie plates; place crust in pie plates. Flute edge and set aside. , Combine pie mix, milk and egg; pour into crusts. For topping, combine brown sugar, flour, pecans and cinnamon in a small bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over filling. Cover edges of pastry loosely with foil. , Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 2 hours. Refrigerate until serving. If desired, serve with whipped cream.

PUMPKIN PIE WITH STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large bowl mix together the pumpkin, condensed milk, egg yolks, 1 teaspoons cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt.
• In a large bowl, whip egg whites until soft peaks form. Gently fold into pumpkin mixture.
• Pour into the unbaked pie shell. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• While the pie is baking prepare the streusel topping:.
• In a small bowl combine the flour, brown sugar, and 1 teaspoons cinnamon. Add the chilled butter and blend in with a fork or pastry blender until the mixture is crumbly. Mix in the chopped nuts. Sprinkle the topping over the pie.
• Reduce the heat to 350 degrees. Bake an additional 40 minutes or until set.

MICHELE ALBANO'S MAPLE PUMPKIN PIE WITH PECAN STREUSEL

Steps:

• To make the crust, combine the flour and salt in a medium bowl and mix well. Break up the shortening and toss it with the flour mixture to coat. Using a pastry blender or your fingertips, mix the ingredients together until the dough forms coarse crumbs. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons ice-cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough easily forms a ball that can hold itself together. Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and as long as overnight.
• While the dough is resting, make the streusel: Toss the pecans with the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Add the butter, and using a pastry blender or your fingertips, work in until you have small clumps. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Sprinkle flour generously over a hard surface and roll the dough out with a rolling pin until it forms an 11-inch round. Fold the round in half, place it in a 9-inch pie plate, and then unfold the dough to completely cover the pie plate with a bit of an overhang. Tuck the overhang under to make a double-thick rim, and then use your fingers to crimp the edges of the pie shell. Brush the heavy cream over the crimped edges, and refrigerate until the filling is complete.
• To make the filling, mix the pumpkin, flour, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt together with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl well. Add the heavy cream and maple syrup, scraping the bowl several times while mixing. Mix in the beaten eggs.
• Pour the filling mixture into the pie shell, and bake for 15 minutes. Then lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake until the filling is almost firm, about 30 minutes. Remove the pie from the oven and sprinkle the pecan streusel over the top, covering the pie completely. Return the pie to the oven and bake until the filling is just a bit wobbly in the middle and the pecan streusel is golden, 10 to 15 minutes. The total baking time should be 55 to 60 minutes.
• Cool the pie on a wire rack. The pie is best served at either at room temperature or cold. Before serving, garnish the pie with the Maple Whipped Cream.
• Place the metal bowl of an electric mixer in the freezer to chill for at least 15 minutes.
• Combine the cream, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla in the chilled bowl, and beat on high speed until the mixture thickens. Add the maple syrup and beat on high speed until the cream holds firm peaks.

STREUSEL TOPPED PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 425 degrees F. Whisk together pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, egg, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt in large bowl. Pour into crust.
• BAKE 15 minutes. While pie is baking, combine brown sugar, flour and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in small bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts.
• REMOVE pie from oven; reduce oven to 350 degrees F. Sprinkle streusel mixture over pie.
• BAKE 40 minutes or until set. Cool. Serve warm or at room temperature. Top with whipped cream, if desired.

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE LAYER PIE WITH STREUSEL NUT TOPPING

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Fit the prepared pie pastry into a 9-inch glass pie plate and flute edges as desired.
• For the cream cheese layer; in a large bowl beat the cream cheese with 1/3 cup sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth; pour into the prepared pie shell and chill for 30 minutes.
• For the pumpkin mixture; in a large bowl combine pumpkin puree with evaporated milk, 2 eggs, vanilla, 1/3 cups brown sugar, 1/3 cup white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt; mix until well combined.
• Pour the pumpkin mixture over the chilled cream cheese mixture in the pie shell.
• Cover the edges of the crust with foil to prevent excess browning.
• Bake for 25 minutes; remove the foil from edges and continue to bake for another 20 minutes.
• While the pie is baking combine 2 tablespoons flour with 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a small bowl; add in softed butter and mix until combined, then add in chopped nuts.
• After the pie has been in the oven for the last 20 minutes remove and sprinkle the streusal mixture evenly on top; return to oven and bake for 10-15 minutes more.

GINGER-STREUSEL PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, unroll crust. Transfer to a 9-in. pie plate and trim to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edge., In a large bowl, whisk eggs, pumpkin, cream, sugars, cinnamon, salt, allspice, nutmeg and cloves. Pour into crust. Bake 40 minutes., In a small bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in walnuts and ginger. Gently sprinkle over filling. , Bake 15-25 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

PUMPKIN PIE WITH GINGER STREUSEL

Steps:

• For crust:
• Place ginger in processor and process ;until minced. Add flour, sugar, cloves and salt; process to combine. Using on/off turns, cut in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix yolk and 2 tablespoons water in small bowl. Add yolk mixture to flour and butter mixture; process just until mixture forms moist clumps. If dough is too dry, blend in more water by teaspoonfuls. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled. Soften dough slightly at room temperature before rolling.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll out dough on floured surface to 12-inch-diameter round. Transfer dough to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Trim overhang to 1 inch. Fold edges under crust. Crimp decoratively, forming high-standing rim (about 1/2 inch above rim of dish). Freeze crust for 15 minutes. Line crust with foil and then fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake crust 10 minutes. Remove foil and beans and bake until crust is set and pale golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer crust to rack; cool completely.
• For filling:
• Whisk all ingredients in large bowl until combined. Pour into pie crust. Bake until skin begins to form on filling and filling begins to set, about 50 minutes. Remove from oven. Let pie stand 10 minutes to set slightly. Maintain oven temperature.
• Meanwhile, prepare topping:
• Mix first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Rub in butter with fingertips until mixture begins to form small clumps. Sprinkle topping over pie. Bake until pie is set and streusel is golden brown, about 25 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool completely.

PUMPKIN PIE WITH STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Whisk pumpkin and milk in large bowl until blended. Add dry pudding mixes and spice; stir 2 min. (Mixture will be thick.) Stir in half the COOL WHIP; spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Meanwhile, microwave nuts, sugar and butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until hot and bubbly, stirring after 1 min. Cool.
• Sprinkle nut mixture over pie. Serve topped with remaining COOL WHIP.