Tofu Pumpkin Custard With Gingersnap Crumble Food

PUMPKIN CURRY WITH TOFU

Steps:

• Wrap tofu in paper towels. Place tofu onto a plate and place another plate on top. Set a 3- to 5-pound weight on top. Press tofu for 20 to 30 minutes; drain and discard the accumulated liquid and paper towels. Cut tofu into 1-inch cubes.
• Heat canola oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Fry tofu in the hot oil until golden on all sides, 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside on paper towels to drain excess oil.
• Meanwhile, cut pumpkin into 3/4-inch cubes.
• Place pumpkin in a large saucepan with enough water to cover and bring to a boil. Continue to boil until pumpkin is just cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Make sure the rind softens, but not to the point the pumpkin is falling apart. Drain pumpkin, reserving about 1/4 cup cooking liquid. Set pumpkin and liquid aside.
• Heat a large saute pot over medium-high heat. Add curry paste and stir for 15 to 30 seconds, then add coconut milk and lime zest. Cook for 5 minutes. Add cooked pumpkin, tofu, basil, lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar. Bring to a boil; cook until the pumpkin is soft, about 10 minutes. If you feel there isn't enough curry liquid, add the reserved cooking water. Garnish with cilantro.

TOFU PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Place the tofu, pumpkin, sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and clove into a blender. Puree until smooth. Pour into the pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking until a knife inserted into the mixture comes out clean, about 40 minutes more. Cool before serving.

PUMPKIN STREUSEL CUSTARD

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat the egg. Add brown sugar, vanilla, salt and spices. Stir in pumpkin and milk. Pour into two greased 8- or 10-oz. custard cups. Bake at 325° for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, for topping, combine brown sugar, flour and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly; stir in pecans. Sprinkle over custard. Bake 15 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

PUMPKIN FLAN WITH GINGERSNAP CRUST

Steps:

• To prepare the flan, bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add the calabaza and cook until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain the calabaza and let cool. Transfer to a food processor, add the condensed and evaporated milk, eggs, and the 3 tablespoons of sugar and purée until smooth. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• To make the caramel, place the cup of sugar in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until the sugar is a light amber color, about 20 minutes. Pour the caramel into a 9 by 4-inch loaf pan or into 6 individual 8-ounce ramekins or molds. Pour the reserved flan mixture on top of the caramel and place in a water bath. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F, and bake until set (a knife inserted will come out clean), about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
• To prepare the crust, place the cookies and butter in a food processor and process until well blended. Pack the crust mixture on top of the cooled flan, and transfer to the refrigerator to chill overnight.
• To serve, run a knife around the inside edges of the loaf pan or molds and invert onto a serving platter or individual plates.

PUMPKIN GINGERSNAP DESSERT

Steps:

• Combine the first four ingredients; press onto the bottom of a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 8 minutes; cool completely. For filling, beat pudding mixes and milk in a bowl. Add pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg; mix well. Fold in whipped topping. Pour over crust. Chill for at least 4 hours. For topping, in a heavy saucepan, bring milk and brown sugar to a boil over low heat, stirring occasionally. Continue to cook and stir over low heat for 6-8 minutes or until mixture thickens. Cook and stir for 6-8 minutes or until mixture thickens. Remove from the heat; stir in pecans and vanilla. Cool to room temperature. Cut dessert in squares; drizzle with topping.

PUMPKIN TOFU PIE (OR PUMPKIN TOFU CUSTARDS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F; Prepare pie crust and bake for 5-7 minutes; Remove from oven and cool; Reduce oven temp to 350°F Combine all other ingredients in a blender or food processor, blend until very smooth.
• Pour into prebaked pie shell; Bake for 1 hour or unti a knife blade inserted in the center comes out almost clean.
• Cool on a rack and serve at room temperature; store unused portions in the refrigerator.
• VARIATION: You can also serve this as a custard; spray 8 custard cups and divide the blended mixture equally; set cups in 9x13 pan in the oven and add hot water to custard line; bake at 325F for 45 minutes or until blade of knife comes out clean.

TOFU PUMPKIN CUSTARD WITH GINGERSNAP CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray six 6-ounce ramekins with nonstick vegetable spray.
• To make the gingersnap topping: In a small bowl, stir together the gingersnap crumbs and sugar.
• Using a grater, shred the light butter and add it to the gingersnap mixture.
• With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the light butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Set aside.
• To Make the Custards-------------.
• In a food processor or blender, purée the tofu until smooth.
• Add the pumpkin, brown sugar, rum extract, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.
• Purée until blended.
• Add the egg whites and mix just until blended (do not overmix).
• Divide the pumpkin mixture among the six custard cups.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove the custard cups from the oven and sprinkle the gingersnap topping over the pumpkin mixture.
• Return to the oven and bake an additional 20 minutes, until the edges of the custard separate from the cups.