Best Pumpkin Pie ever

This year holiday dinner came early to my house because I didn't want any of my family who were going on vacation to miss it. And when it came to decide the desert item, I asked my little one Pumpkin or Sweet Potato (mmmmmm my favorite of all). She said Pumpkin. I made both pumpkin pie and sweet potato pie and I didn't know it was so popular. The pie just flew off of the table. The original recipe is from the about.com website

And to differentiate the two pie, I found a cute pumpkin shaped pie baking shell

Home Made Pie Crust Recipe



Pumpkin Pie Filling

Pumpkin PIe

Ingredients:

1. 1  can pumpkin pie puree 15 oz
2. 3/4 cup sugar
3. 1/2 teaspoon salt
4. 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
5. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6. 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
7. 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
8. 2 eggs, lightly beaten
9. 1 cup evaporated milk, undiluted
10. 2 tablespoons water
11. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine pumpkin, sugar, salt, spices, and flour in a medium mixing bowl. Add beaten eggs and mix well. Add evaporated milk, water, and vanilla and stir to combine well. Pour into pastry-lined pie pan. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes; reduce heat to 350° and bake about 35 minutes longer, or until center is set or a knife inserted comes out clean. 

Cool it and serve with whipped cream

Also try the amazing Sweet potato pie

Pumpkin and Sweet potato pie

Sweet Potato Pie

Today being Thanksgiving I made a delicious assorment of dishes for the family and friends to enjoy. And ofcourse no meal is complete without a dessert. And thr dessert for today is the all time favourite Sweet Potato Pie.
                   This was a alternate choice for me, as my first choise for today's pie was pumpkin but I went shopping a bit late and by that time, the store I went to was completely empty of any canned pumpkins as well as fresh pumpkins. I know...UNBELIEVABLE. But, its true and luckily I had some sweet potatoes at hand. And they make a sweeeeeet Sweet Potato Pie

Sweet Potato Pie (Sweet potato mix baked in a home made pie crust)

Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients for Pie Crust:

1. 1 cup all purpose flour
2. 1/2 teaspoon salt
3. 2 tablespoons brown sugar
4. 1/2 cup chilled butter (put the butter in the freezer for 15 minutes before use)
5. 1/4 cup chilled water

Mix the flour with salt and sugar and stir in chilled butter. Add 1 teaspoon water at a time and mix the dough till it comes together. make it into a ball and wrap in a plactic sheet and refridgerate for 30-60 minutes. Add some flour on a clean counter top and roll the dough into 1/4 inch thick pie crust. Add this to a pie pan.

The recipe is for one 9 inch pie crust
Ingredients for Sweet Potato Pie:

1. 1 lb sweet potatoes boiled in a cooker for 3 whistles.
2. 2 eggs
3. 1/2 cup milk
4. 2/3 cup sugar
5. 1/2 cup butter
6. 1/2 teaspoon each of cinnamon, ground nutmeg, vanilla essence

peel the sweet potato and mash them with a fork and let it cool. After it comes to room temperature add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
Add it to the pic crust and bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until a tooth pick or a knife inserted into the pie comes out clean.
Serve warm or at room temperature or cold with ice cream or whipped cream