Two Crust Pumpkin Pie Recipes

NO-CRUST PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the sugar and flour. Add eggs; mix well. Stir in the pumpkin, milk, vanilla and, if desired, cinnamon; mix until well blended. Pour into a greased 9-in. pie plate. Place pie plate in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; add 1/2 in. of hot water to pan. Bake at 350° until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-55 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

PUMPKIN PIE SPICE PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425° F. To make pie crust, add flour, cinnamon, ginger, sugar, salt and cloves to bowl of a food processor fitted with dough blade. Pulse to combine.
• Cut cold butter into cubes and add to food processor. Pulse until mixture has pea-sized clumps of butter throughout.
• Pour 4 tablespoons cold water over mixture and pulse until dough begins to come together. Be careful not to overmix at this point. Dump dough onto a clean, floured work surface.
• Gather mixture into a ball. Drizzle with more cold water if needed, being careful to add just enough water to make a shaggy dough. Pat into a disc and roll into a 12-inch circle. Transfer dough to a 9-inch pie plate.
• To make the filling, whisk together the sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves in a small bowl.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and pumpkin. Stir in the sugar spice mixture. Gradually stir in the evaporated milk until fully combined.
• Pour filling into prepared pie crust. Bake at 425° F for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 375° F and continue baking for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 2 hours before serving.

PUMPKIN PIE FOR TWO

Steps:

• For the crust: Put a small baking sheet on a rack in the center of the oven, and preheat to 375 degrees F. Process the flour, butter, granulated and confectioners' sugars and salt in a food processor until the mixture resembles wet crumbs and holds together when squeezed in your palm, about 2 minutes (this takes longer than seems necessary, but be patient). Divide the mixture evenly between two 5-inch aluminum pie pans or pie tins. Press the dough very firmly into the bottoms and up the sides, making sure to press it into the corners very well. Smooth and flatten the tops with your fingers or the back of a small spoon.
• Bake the crusts on the hot baking sheet until the bottom and sides are golden brown (probably more in some spots than in others), about 12 minutes. Let cool completely on a cooling rack.
• For the filling: Whisk together the eggs, cream, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and allspice in a medium bowl. Whisk in the pumpkin puree and then the melted butter.
• Put the filling in the pie shells. Bake until puffed and the centers still look slightly wet but not loose, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before serving.
• For the lightly sweetened whipped cream: Put the cream, sugar and vanilla in a well-chilled bowl or in a bowl over ice. Beat with a whisk by hand or an electric hand mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, about 1 minute.
• Dollop each pie with some whipped cream and serve.

SMALL PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 C).
• Fill a cup with 3 tablespoons of ice water and set aside.
• Mix together the flour and salt.
• Pour the 4 tbsp melted butter into the flour mixture, and blend together with a fork until the mixture is crumbly.
• Add the ice water one tablespoon at a time.
• Use a fork and then your hands to form the mixture into a ball. When the mixture forms together but is still a bit crumbly, it's ready to roll out.
• Sprinkle some flour on a clean surface and roll out the dough, constantly flouring your rolling pin.
• Roll the dough out until it's at least 2-3 inches more in diameter than your pie plate.
• Carefully place the dough into a 6 inch pie plate smoothing it out inside the pie plate and letting the edges overhang. Click here for a 6 inch pie pan.
• Cut the overhanging edges with scissors, but leave at least an inch or so overhanging the rim of your pie plate.
• Pinch the edges to make a pretty pattern around the top edge.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer.
• Add the pumpkin and beat until combined.
• Add the sugar and salt, and beat until combined.
• Add the egg mixed with the milk (half-and-half or cream), and 1 tbsp melted butter, and beat until combined.
• Finally, add the vanilla, cinnamon, and pie spice and beat until incorporated.
• Pour the filling into the prepared pie crust.
• Bake for 60 minutes or until the center is almost set. It will be puffed up but will settle as it cools.
• Place the pie on a wire rack and cool to room temperature.
• Cut in half and top each piece with whipped cream.

MOM'S HOMEMADE PUMPKIN PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Place your pie crust in a 9-10" pie plate.
• Please note: this pie gets very full. It's pictured made in a standard 9" pie plate. If you have a 9.5" - 10" or 9" deep dish pie plate, you can use those as well. If you're using anything smaller than 9-inch there will be extra filling. Use any extra filling to make mini pumpkin pies (see below). Place pie plate on a cookie sheet for baking.
• Place all ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk until smooth. Pour into pie plate.
• It's best if you cover the edges of the pie crust with foil or a pie crust shield before you start baking. Remove the foil after 50-60 minutes of bake time.
• Carefully transfer pie to oven and bake for 60-75 minutes. I'm giving a large range in time because it depends on what size pie plate you're using and your oven. My 9" pie plate took 70 minutes. It's done when the center looks solid. Cool completely, then wrap tightly and chill for at least 4 hours before serving. Serve with whipped cream. Store in refrigerator.
• To make mini pies: use a round cookie cutter or mason jar lid to cut circles out of pie crust. Press into mini muffin pans and fill with about 1-2 tablespoons pie filling. Bake time will be about 20-30 minutes.

IMPOSSIBLE PUMPKIN PIE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch pie pan.
• In a large bowl, combine sugar and baking mix. Stir in butter, milk and eggs. Then beat in pumpkin, spice and vanilla to mixture until smooth. Pour into pie pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Refrigerate any remaining pie. High altitude directions: Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes.

TWO-CRUST PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Combine the pumpkin, raisins, brown sugar, flour, lemon juice, ginger, nutmeg and cloves in a large bowl.
• Line a 9-inch pie pan with pastry for the bottom crust, fill with pie weights or dried beans and blind bake for 15 minutes. When crust is done blind-baking, spoon in the pumpkin mixture. Dot with the butter. Cover with the top crust, and seal and crimp the edges. Cut a few decorative slits in the top to allow steam to escape.
• Bake 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake until the crust is golden brown, about 40 minutes longer. Serve warm or cooled to room temperature.

PUMPKIN PIE FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium sauce pan, mix together pumpkin, sugar, spices, milk and cornstarch.
• Bring to a boil and boil for 3-4 minutes until thickened.
• Divide mixture between two ramekins. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool and garnish with whipped cream.

PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: On a lightly floured surface, roll the pie dough into a 13-inch round. Transfer the crust to a 9-inch pie plate that is at least 1 1/2 inches deep. Tuck the edges of the crust under to be even with the edge of the pie plate and crimp. Prick the surface of the crust all over with a fork and place the crust in the refrigerator for 60 minutes (or freezer for 30 minutes). Preheat the oven to 400˚. Line the inside of the crust with parchment paper, then fill to the top with baking weights or dried beans.
• Bake the pie crust for 13-15 minutes, until the edges look dry and just begin to take on a bit of color. Remove your crust from the oven and then, carefully remove the parchment paper and pie weights. (Place the pie weights into a bowl to cool off.) Return the crust to the oven and bake for another 4-6 minutes, just until the bottom of the crust appears dry.
• For the filling: Whisk well to combine the pumpkin, cream, and sugars. Whisk in the pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, eggs and egg yolk until thoroughly combined.
• Pour the filling into the pie crust and place on a baking sheet. Bake 50 to 55 minutes, until set around the edges and the center jiggles just slightly. Cool completely on a wire rack. Serve immediately with whipped cream or refrigerate.
• For the butter-pecan whipped cream: Place the butter in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment to whip it up a bit. Add the heavy whipping cream and powdered sugar to the bowl. Beat at medium-low or medium speed until you see the cream beginning to thicken. Add the pecan liqueur and continue beating until soft peaks form. Serve immediately.

TWO-CRUST PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine pumpkin, raisins, brown sugar, flour, orange juice concentrate and the spices in a bowl.
• Divide pastry in slightly unequal halves, roll out larger portion on lightly floured board, and line pie pan. Spoon in pumpkin mixture. Dot with butter. Cover with top crust. Seal and crimp edges, brush with cream, and cut a few decorative slits in top for steam to escape.
• Bake 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees, and continue baking until the crust is golden brown, about 1 hour. Serve warm or at room temperature with ice cream or sorbet.