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So,
I FINALLY got around to making the pumpkin pie today. I had the
pulp made from our pumpkins, but hadn't actually put it all
together. So, I wonder if anyone else has this problem...both
last year and this year I have had a pretty significant amount of pie
filling left over after filling the dish. I couldn't bring myself
to throw it away so I decided to try and make something of it and if it
didn't turn out at least I wouldn't expect it to. Surprisingly it
did turn into something yummy! I took my pie filling and added a
cup of flour, a tablespoon of baking powder and a teaspoon of baking
soda as well as a bit...less than a 1/4 cup of milk and out came these
pumpkin muffins. I was so excited! So now I know what to do
with the mysterious leftover pumpkin pie filler.
The only downside to the pie was that I had to smoosh pieces of pumpkin
because our blender didn't quite do the job of pureeing. I am so
excited to use the gift certificate my mom got us to Williams Sonoma so
that we can buy a food processor. Several of the recipes I have
made in the last month, both cosmetic and culinary, have called for a
food processor but I have made due with my mortar and pestle and
blender...oh, and the occassional finger/thumb squish. Don't
worry...I was my hands! :o)
So,
we have yet to taste the pie but I am thinking I am going to do so here
very shortly. If it was a success then I will post the
recipe. I was getting my practice round in before
Thanksgiving dinner. SO, if anyone has any favorite recipes for
Thanksgiving please post them! I am looking for a delectable
sweet potato casserole - marshmallows a must! If you are posting
the recipes on your own site just give me a heads up over to the right
in the chatbox! I appear to have done a fine job of chatting with
myself as no one else has posted yet...hmmm...well, someone said that
talking to yourself is a sign of a high IQ. Of course I'm willing
to bet the person who decided that did a lot of talking to themself!
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