Pumpkin Pie

Thanksgiving! I just love this holiday because it's all about amazing and tasty food! Getting the family together and eating good food, there is nothing better than that. No holiday meal is complete without dessert and there is nothing like the classic thanksgiving dessert. Not everyone in my family cares for pumpkin pie but I love it! It brings back memories of eating it with my grandmother as a little girl. Normally the pumpkin pie uses a little less ground cloves, but I really love it so in my recipe I put a little extra. Hope you guys love this recipe as much as my family and I. Let the holidays begin! Enjoy! Until the next one!

Note:  I love ground cloves! If you feel it's too much clove for your taste, you can add 1/4 teaspoon vs the 1/2 teaspoon I used.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup of granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves
2 large eggs
1 can of pumpkin Puree
1 12oz can of evaporated milk
1  9 inch pie crust


Procedure:

Mix the spices in a bowl.
Beat the eggs in the mixer.
Add the pumpkin puree.
Add the spices and mix.
Once it's well mixed add slowly the evaporated milk.
Mix well.
Add the pumpkin mixture in to the 9" pie crust.



Step by step photo procedure:

Mix the spices in a bowl.

Beat the eggs in the mixer.

Add the pumpkin puree.

Add the spices and mix.

Once it's well mixed add slowly the evaporated milk.

Mix well.

Add the pumpkin mixture in to the 9" pie crust.

Double Chocolate Pie

From the moment I saw the scene featuring it in the film Julie and Julia I've wanted to make a chocolate pie. It haunts me every time I watch the movie (as my husband will tell you, I've seen it a lot of times) so finally decided to make one. My brother wanted me to make one for Three Kings' Day celebrations. Honestly, I was a little scared of tempering the chocolate mixture with the raw egg yolks, but it went great! As always my hubby told me "I told you so... I knew you where gonna make it perfectly." Gotta love him! He's my rock! Hope you guys enjoy this double chocolate pie! It was amazing! Enjoy!!

Ingredients:

A 9 inch pie crust
1 1/2  cups of white sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/2 tsp of salt
3 cups of 2% milk
3/4 cup of semisweet chocolate chips
2 (1 ounce) squares of unsweetened chocolate, chopped
4 egg yolks, beaten
1 Tablespoon of vanilla extract


Procedure:

Take a pre-made pie crust from the fridge and let it thaw for 15 minutes.

 

Once thawed, pinch it with a fork.

Cut out a piece of parchment paper (sized just a bit larger than the 9 inch pie).
Stretch it out over the pie.

Gently spread a pound of dry beans or pie weights over it.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

Once the pie has baked remove the beans and parchment paper.

Get a 2 qt sauce pan.

Toss in the sugar, cornstarch, and salt then stir together.

Add the milk.

Add the semi chocolate chips to the mixture.

Add the unsweetened chocolate.

Start gently mixing at a medium temperature. 

It will start to het darker and thicker. Be warned though, it's gonna take quite a bit time!
Don't worry, though it's totally worth the wait!

Once it thickens it's important to get it off the stove.
In a separate bowl beat the 4 egg yolks, by themselves.

Slowly add a little bit of the chocolate mixture to the eggs and start combining them.
It's important to add the chocolate to the eggs little by little to temper the eggs slowly (otherwise you get chocolate covered scrambled eggs!)

Once you've added half of the chocolate to the eggs pour it all back into the saucepan and put it on medium-high heat. Keep mixing it until it just starts to boil.

Once it's thickened up a little add the mixture to the baked pie.

Refrigerate (for at least 3 hours) and enjoy!