Newyorktimessourcreampumpkincarriesheridan Recipes

SOUR CREAM PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar together. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Stir flour, baking soda, and salt together and add to the butter and sugar. Add the pumpkin, sour cream, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir.
• Bake in a greased loaf pan at 350*F. for 1 hour. If using mini loaf pans, bake for about 45 minutes. This makes 3 mini loaves for me.
• Variation:.
• Substitute banana for the pumpkin, add 1/2 cup nuts, if desired, and leave out the cinnamon and nutmeg.
• You may also substitute applesauce for the pumpkin, adding apple pie spice. Have fun!

PUMPKIN SOUR CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Prepare pie crust according to pkg directions.
• Place in 9" pie plate; flute edge.
• In large bowl, whisk eggs blending in the next 7 ingredients.
• Pour into pastry shell.
• Bake on lowest oven rack on preheated baking sheet in a preheated 425 degree oven 10 minutes, reduce oven to 350 degrees and continue baking until center is almost set (50-55 minutes longer).
• Cover edge of crust with foil after first 20 minutes of baking.
• Cool.
• Whip cream, sourcream, sugar, ginger until stiff.
• Refrigerate, covered.
• Serve with Ginger Whipped Cream

NEW YORK TIMES SOUR CREAM PUMPKIN /CARRIE SHERIDAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Prepare pie shell, prick the crust and bake until three-fourths done [usually 7-11 minutes].
• Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• Combine 1/2 cup of the sugar with the salt, cinnamon and ginger, nutmeg and cloves in a metal bowl placed over a pot with 2-3 inches of water in it on the stove.
• Blend in the pumpkin puree.
• Beat the egg yolks and stir into the mixture.
• Add the sour cream and mix well.
• Cook over hot, not boiling, water until thick, stirring constantly.
• Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
• Gradually beat in the remaining sugar.
• Fold into the pumpkin mixture.
• Turn into the pie shell and bake for 45 minutes, or until the top has browned.
• Serve with whipped cream, if desired.