Citrus Pumpkin Pie In A Nutty Crust Recipes

CITRUS PUMPKIN PIE WITH GRAND MARNIER CREAM

Steps:

• Mix lemon peel and orange peel into Perfect Pumpkin Pie filling. Bake and cool as directed.
• Beat chilled whipping cream, sugar, and Grand Marnier until peaks form. Spread over pie. Garnish with candied orange peel.
• Do Ahead
• Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

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.

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.

LEMON PIE WITH PECAN CRUMB CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack on lowest level. Spread pecans on a rimmed baking sheet, and toast in the oven until golden, tossing occasionally, about 10 minutes. Let cool.
• In a food processor, finely grind graham crackers, sugar, and pecans. Add the butter, and process until completely combined.
• Press mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie pan. Bake until crust is lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
• In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks with the condensed milk. Stir in the lemon juice. Spoon filling into cooled pie crust. Bake until filling is set and crust is golden brown around the edges, about 15 minutes. Let cool slightly, then refrigerate until well chilled, at least 1 hour.

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.

WALNUT PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a mixing bowl, combine the pumpkin, condensed milk, egg, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt. Pour batter into the pie crust.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Cut in the butter or margarine until the mixture is crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Sprinkle mixture evenly over the pie. Bake pie for 40 minutes or until a knife inserted one inch from the edge comes out clean. Cool and garnish as desired.

BETTER THAN PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Place squash in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and simmer over medium heat until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, and cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a blender or food processor, combine butternut squash, brown sugar, cornstarch, egg, milk, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg. Process until smooth. Pour into the unbaked pie shell.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes, or until a table knife comes out clean when inserted in the center.

NUTTY PIE-CRUST COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter, flour, confectioners' sugar and salt until crumbly. Beat in cream. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 1-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Place pecans and coconut in a small bowl; toss to combine. Reserve 1/2 cup coconut mixture. In another bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, salt and, if desired, liqueur until creamy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in remaining coconut mixture. Spread over bottoms of half of the cookies; cover with remaining cookies. Place reserved coconut mixture in a shallow bowl. Roll sides of cookies in coconut mixture., Freeze option: Transfer wrapped disks to a resealable plastic freezer bag; freeze. To use, thaw dough in refrigerator until soft enough to roll. Prepare, bake and fill cookies as directed.

PECAN-CRUSTED PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Mix flour, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt in medium bowl. Cut in butter, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until particles are size of small peas. Stir in pecans. Reserve 1/4 cup crumbs for topping; set aside. Sprinkle remaining crumbs with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost leaves side of bowl.
• Gather pastry into a ball; shape into flattened round on lightly floured surface. Roll pastry into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch pie plate with floured rolling pin. Roll pastry loosely around rolling pin and transfer to pie plate. Unroll pastry and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of plate. Fold and roll pastry under, even with plate; flute.
• Beat pumpkin, eggs, evaporated milk, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, the pumpkin pie spice and 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed or mix with wire whisk until smooth. Pour into pastry-lined pie plate.
• Bake 30 minutes. Mix reserved crumbs with brown sugar in small bowl. Sprinkle over partially baked pie. Cover edge of crust with 2- to 3-inch strip of foil to prevent excessive browning; remove foil during last 15 minutes of baking. Bake 20 to 25 minutes longer or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• In chilled small bowl, beat whipping cream and 3 tablespoons brown sugar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Serve pie topped with whipped cream.