Pumpkin Supreme Pie Bob Evans Food

FARMHOUSE TRIPLE-LAYER PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE PIE

Steps:

• Prepare your ingredients.
• Set out the cream cheese well in advance. Cream cheese should be at room temperature before use to avoid lumps in your cheesecake.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Prepare the pumpkin pie batter.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together 1 cup pumpkin (minus 1/2 cup reserved for final layer), 1/2 can (approximately 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp.) sweetened condensed milk, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoons ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger and 1/4 teaspoons salt until smooth. Pour pumpkin pie batter in pie crust.
• Prepare the plain cheesecake batter.
• In a second mixing bowl, combine both packages of room temperature cream cheese, 1/2 cup white sugar and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract using a hand mixer. Blend until the mixture is smooth. Add 2 eggs, one at a time, blending thoroughly after each addition. Remove 1 cup of the plain cheesecake batter and spread gently on top of the pumpkin pie batter.
• Prepare the pumpkin cheesecake batter.
• Add reserved 1/2 cup of pumpkin puree, 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoons ground cloves, and 1/8 teaspoons ground nutmeg to the remaining plain cheesecake batter. Stir gently until well blended. Pour pumpkin cheesecake batter gently over cheesecake batter.
• Bake for 10 minutes, then lower the oven to 350 and continue to bake for 20 minutes. Lower the oven to 300 and continue to bake for 15 to 20 minutes, making sure the outer edge doesn't brown too much. The center should still be soft with the edges firmer. The center will firm up as it cools off. Allow the cheesecake to cool completely, and then place it in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours before serving.

THREE-LAYER PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix the cinnamon with 1/2 teaspoon of the nutmeg and the ginger, allspice and salt and set aside.
• Mix one cup of the pumpkin with 3/4 cup of the brown sugar and 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar. Beat in 3 of the eggs, then stir in 2 teaspoons of the reserved spice mixture, half the heavy cream and the brandy. Pour into the pie shell and bake about 45 minutes, until set. Refrigerate until completely cooled, at least 4 hours.
• When the filling has cooled, whip the remaining cream until softly peaked, add 1 tablespoon of the granulated sugar and whip until stiff. Reserve 1/2 cup of this whipped cream and refrigerate. Spread the rest on the pie and refrigerate the pie again.
• Mix the remaining pumpkin with the remaining brown sugar in a saucepan. Add the remaining spice mixture and the yolks of 2 eggs. Heat the mixture, stirring, just to the boiling point. Remove from the heat.
• Soak the gelatin in 1/4 cup of cold water in a small saucepan to soften it, then place it over low heat for a few seconds until it dissolves. Stir into the warm pumpkin mixture and transfer to a large metal bowl. Place the bowl in another bowl partly filled with ice and cold water and set the mixture aside 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it is cold.
• Place the remaining granulated sugar in a small saucepan, add 1/4 cup water and bring to a boil. Cook until a candy thermometer registers 237 to 239 (soft ball stage). While the sugar syrup is boiling, beat 2 egg whites until softly peaked. Then, when the sugar syrup is ready, continue beating the egg whites while slowly drizzling in the hot sugar syrup. Continue beating until the meringue is stiff and has cooled.
• When the pumpkin has cooled enough, fold in the meringue, then fold in the reserved whipped cream. Cover the pie with this chiffon layer and refrigerate another hour or so until set. Sprinkle the remaining nutmeg over the pie before serving.