I
make pumpkin pie almost weekly during the months of October and November.
Here’s my recipe, which has pleased an abundance of pumpkin pie connoisseurs
over the years:
Crumble-topped
Vermont Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients:
1 15-oz. can
pumpkin
1 14-oz. can
sweetened condensed milk (fat free works fine)
1 egg
1 ¼ tsp
ground cinnamon
½ tsp each
ground ginger, nutmeg, salt
2 tsp pure
Vermont maple syrup (I make this myself. So much fun!)
1 pie crust
(pre-made ones are fine if you don’t have time to whip up one from scratch)
¼ cup firmly
packed dark brown sugar
2 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp cold
butter (margarine is fine)
¾ cup chopped
walnuts
Steps:
1. Preheat
oven to 425⁰. Use a wire
whisk to beat pumpkin, condensed milk, egg, maple syrup, ¾ tsp. cinnamon, ½ tsp.
ginger, nutmeg, and salt. Pour into crust.
2. Bake
15 minutes.
3. While that's baking,
combine sugar, flour, and remaining cinnamon. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir
in walnuts. Remove crust from oven. Reduce oven to 350⁰. Sprinkle topping mixture over pie.
4. Bake for another 40 minutes.
Cool. Serve warm or at room temperature. Refrigerate leftovers (if there are
any!).
I
also love pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin waffles, pumpkin bread,
pumpkin spiced tea, and pumpkin soup, all of which I try to make throughout the
season. You might think I’d get sick of pumpkin by the time winter rolls
around, but strangely, I don’t. You can never have too much pumpkin!
I
hope you try my pie recipe and it causes many rounds of yummy noises to emanate
from your family members and friends. I find pumpkin pie is best served with
hot apple cider and a good book.
Here
are a book you may enjoy with your treat:
FIREFLY
MOUNTAIN
Firefighter Patrick Barre is determined to hide
away in the woods of Vermont. He's content to do his job, remodel his house,
and enjoy the company of his arson-detection dog, Midas. Scars from the fire
that destroyed his family keep him from letting anyone into his life. Gini Claremont uses her camera to celebrate the beauty of life. Nature soothes her, while anger is dangerous for Gini--and anyone near her. If she doesn't guard her emotions, her surroundings could go up in flames. Living alone, keeping busy, and letting her family keep watch on her is best for
everyone.
When an arsonist declares war on their town, Patrick and Gini reluctantly band together to sift through the ashes, each holding a secret close to the heart. As the arson escalates, so does their mutual attraction. Will teaming up put out the fires, or start a whole new one?
Firefly Mountain can be found on Amazon
along with all my other titles. Please visit my website as
well here.
Happy Pie Eating and Reading,Chris
