Tuesday, October 8, 2013

1, 2, 3 Pumpkin Pie

 
 
With Halloween and Thanks Giving right around the corner, here is a delicious pumpkin pie recipe that is so easy to make.
 
Ingredients
3/4 cup sugar 
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1 1/4 cups evaporated milk or half and half
2 eggs, beaten
1 frozen deep-dish pie crust
 
Heat oven to 425°F.
 
In large bowl, mix filling ingredients. Pour into pie crust.
 

Bake 15 minutes.

 
Reduce oven temperature to 350°F; bake 40 to 50 minutes longer or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
 
Cool 2 hours.
 
Serve or refrigerate until serving time. Store in refrigerator.

If you have any questions or concerns please leave a comment and I will get back to you.

Iced Pumpkin Cookies

 
 



These delicious iced pumpkin cookies are perfect for this beautiful time of year.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups  flour                                                                             
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon                                                     
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg                                                                                                                      
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened                                               

1 1/2 cups white sugar                                                     
1 cup canned pumpkin puree                                      
1 egg                                                    

1 teaspoon vanilla extract                                                
2 cups confectioners' sugar                                                   
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon melted butter                                   
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.

In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of  butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie
sheet by tablespoon, flatten slightly.


Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with fork.

Glaze

Combine confectioners' sugar, milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency

Please if you have any questions just leave a comment and I will get back to you ASAP.