Grandma Joans Pumpkin Chiffon Pie Recipes

BEST EVER PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• Put the gelatin to soak in 1/4 cup cold water.
• Beat the egg yolks in a double boiler, and add brown sugar, pumpkin, milk, and salt and spices to it.
• Cook and stir this over simmering water till it thickens.
• Add the soaked gelatin until it dissolves.
• Remove from the stove and chill till filling starts to set.
• (I put the pot in ice water).
• Whip the 3 egg whites till stiff but not dry.
• Slowly add the 1/2 cup white sugar, then fold into pumpkin mixture.
• Fill pie shell and chill several hours.
• Serve with Cool Whip.
• Preparation time is approximate.

NO BAKE DEEP DISH PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 10-inch deep-dish pie plate with nonstick spray.
• To prepare the crust, combine the graham cracker crumbs, walnuts, butter and sugar in a medium bowl until moist crumbs form. Transfer the crumb mixture to the pie plate and press evenly on the bottom and up the sides of the plate. Bake until the crust is fragrant and just set, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• To prepare the filling, combine the brown sugar, gelatin, cinnamon, allspice, salt and nutmeg in a medium saucepan. Whisk in the milk, pumpkin and eggs. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 5 minutes. Do not boil.
• Remove from the heat and transfer to a medium bowl. Place the bowl into a larger bowl filled with ice cubes and water. Refrigerate the custard, covered, until the mixture mounds when dropped from a spoon, about 1 hour.
• With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Whisk the pumpkin mixture until smooth and creamy. Gently fold one-fourth of the whipped cream mixture into the pumpkin mixture to lighten. Fold in the remaining whipped cream until just combined and no streaks of white remain. Spoon into the crust; spread evenly. Refrigerate until set, at least 3 hours or overnight.

THANKSGIVING PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE (GELATIN FREE)

Steps:

• *If using fresh pumpkin you will need a 1 - 1.5 lb. pie pumpkin. Peel and seed pumpkin. Cut in chunks and steam for about 20-30 minutes, until tender. Puree in food processor and measure.
• Thoroughly combine pumpkin, brown rice syrup, egg yolks, milk, spices, salt and bitters in a medium pot on very low heat. Cook until it thickens up a bit stirring fairly often to prevent lumps. Once slightly thickened, dissolve agar in a separate pot with the water and bring to a quick boil constantly stirring. Once thick, add to pumpkin mixture. Put in the refrigerator to chill for a bit until mixture starts to congeal. While chilling beat the egg whites with sugar until very fluffy. Fold whites into the pumpkin mixture, pour into crust and chill at least a couple of hours.

GRANDMA'S PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Mix the pumpkin, sugar and spices together first.
• Add the slightly beaten eggs.
• Add the milk slowly.
• Place two crusts into two separate 9 inch pie pans. You can create the pie crust from stratch or use a box mix in the baking section.
• Distribute the pumpkin mix equally between the two pie pans.
• Wrap the crust with 1 1/2 inch pieces of cloth or foil to keep it from burning. Alternately, use one of those pie shields.
• Place into the preheated heated oven at 450 for 10 minutes.
• Turn thermostat back to 350 degrees and bake for up to 1 hour.
• Test doneness by placing a knife into the center - it should come out clean.

JOYCE'S NO BAKE PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, using a mixer, blend together the instant pudding, milk, can of pumpkin and the cool whip.
• Pour the mixture into a pre-baked pie shell (even graham cracker work well) and sprinkle the top with the pumpkin pie spice.
• Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.

GRANDMA K'S CHIFFON PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• 1. Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 3 egg yolks,milk, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg with 1-1/2 cups pumpkin in double boiler until thick. Remove from heat, add gelatin and stir well. Chill until it begins to thicken. Then beat egg whites frothy, add 1 cup sugar and beat until stiff. Fold into pumpkin mixture. Pour into pie shell and cool. Serve with whipped cream and sprinkle with a little nutmeg.

THREE-LAYER PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• 1) The crust: Pulse the flour and salt together in food processor. Scatter frozen butter over the flour; pulse until the mixture is the size of large peas, (about 20 pulses). Add Sour Cream, and pulse until the dough forms a ball. Flatten the dough into a 4" disk, wrap tightly in plastic, and chill for 1 hour, or up to 2 days (or freeze up to 1 month).
• 2) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Let dough rest on the counter for 10 minutes to soften slightly. On a lightly floured work surface, roll dough into a 12" circle. Transfer to a glass pie plate. Trim excess dough, leaving about 1/2" hanging over the edge. Tuck excess underneathe itself to form a neat edge. Press in a decorative border with your fingers.
• 3) Line Pie Shell with a double layer of foil; fill with pie weights or old beans. Bake 15 minutes. Remove weights and foil, and continue baking until the crust is golden and crisp. (About 5-10 minutes more) Place Pie Shell on cooling rack.
• 4) Combine all the ingredients for the 'SPICE MIXTURE' mentioned in ingredience.
• 5) Pumpkin Custard: Whisk heavy cream, eggs, brandy, and 1 tsp of 'spice mixture'. Add the pumpkin and sugars, whisking to combine. Pour Pumpkin Custard into warm pie crust. Bake until the edges are set and the center registers 175 degrees on instant thermometer -- about 30 minutes. Cool to room temperature (about 1 - 2 hours).
• 6) Pumpkin Chiffon: Combine the gelatin and 1/4 cup cold water in a small saucepan and let soak for 5 minutes (to firm up a bit).
• 7) In a saucepan at medium heat, whisk together the Pumpkin Puree, Brown Sugar, Egg Yolks, and 2 teaspoons of 'Spice Mixture'. Stirring constantly, bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and transfer into a bowl.
• 8) Heat the Gelatin in the saucepan over low heat until melted, 1 - 2 minutes. Stir the Gelatin into the chiffon until well combined. Chill covered until the mixture is just set (about 15 - 20 minutes) and the center jiggles slightly when shaken.
• 9) Using and electric mixer, whip the egg whites at medium-low speed until frothy (about 1 - 2 minutes). With the mixer still running, sprinkle in 2 tbls. Sugar, and increase the mixer speed to medium-high, whipping until stiff peaks form (about 1 -2 minutes).
• (If you are concerned about the use of raw egg whites, you can whisk the egg whites and sugar in the top of a double boiler until the egg whites reach 140 degrees - just be careful that you don't end up with scrambled eggs - before beating them to stiff peaks).
• 10) Whisk a quarter of the Meringue into the Chiffon mixture to lighten it. Gently place the remaining Meringue on top of the chiffon, while you whip the heavy cream and 3 Tbls. of sugar into stiff peaks.
• 11) Gently fold the remaining Meringue and 1/4 cup of the whipped cream into the chiffon until no white streaks remain. Spread the chiffon mixture over the Pumpkin Custard, mounding it slightly higher in the middle. Spread the whipped cream attractively over the top, sprinkle with additional spices if desired.
• Serve immediately, or refrigerate untio needed.