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.

Kahlúa coquito (Eggnog)

Here is another recipe for coquito. If you love coffee you will definitely love this recipe! The eggnog a lot of people know use eggs as a base. However these recipes don’t use eggs and here in Puerto Rico are known as coquito. Hope you guys enjoy this coquito post. May this New Year bring you a lot of blessings!

Reminder:

I won’t be able to put pictures of the recipes for a while because my camera decided to die, which makes me really sad. But as soon as it’s fixed I’ll make the recipe again and post the pictures!

Ingredients:

1 can of condensed milk

1 can of evaporated milk

1 can of coconut cream

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

½ teaspoon of cinnamon

¼ teaspoon of ground nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon of ground cloves

1 cup of kahlúa

Procedure:

Put all the ingredients in an osterizer. Mix everything well for 30 seconds. Put the mixture in individual bottles as gifts or put it in a big bottle and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Remember to shake it well before serving. You can drink it as a shot or on the rocks.

Spice Cake

 

Remember last night's brown butter recipe? Well this is the amazing spice cake that makes me feel like it's almost Christmas. Just like the brown butter frosting this was my first time making this cake, but it won't be the last. My husband and I decided to start a family tradition and make this the official Betancourt family Christmas cake!  If you love Christmas this is definitely the cake for you and your family. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 cups of all purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1.4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1.4 teaspoon ground cloves

¼ teaspoon ground ginger

¼ cup of unsalted butter 

¼ cup of shortening

1 ½ cups of sugar

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 ¼ up of buttermilk

Procedure:

1) Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.

2) In a bowl sift and mix together the all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves and ground ginger. 

3) In the mixer bowl beat the butter and the shortening on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. 

4) Add the sugar and vanilla and mix until well combined.

5) Add eggs one at a time, waiting until each has fully incorporated into the mixture.

6) Add the dry mixture and the buttermilk bit by bit, alternating one then the other, making sure to always finish with the flour.

7) Put the mixture in 2 8x2 round baking pans

8) Put it in the oven for 35 minutes.

This is the way the cake is gonna look once you take it out of the oven.

Before you unmold remember to let the cake rest for 10 minutes first. Then unmold it onto a  wire rack and let it cool completely.

Once it's unmolded it should look like this.

Enjoy!