Holiday cooking

It's that time of year again for holiday cooking! I found this great recipe for pumpkin pie from Cooking Light. I love this magazine because they always have great new recipes to try!

 

CLASSIC PUMPKIN PIE

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 
• 1 3/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt 
• 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated low-fat milk 
• 2 large egg whites 
• 1 large egg 
• 1 (15-ounce) can unsweetened pumpkin 
• Crust:
• 1/2 (15-ounce) package refrigerated pie dough (such as Pillsbury)
• Cooking spray 
• Topping:
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon amaretto (almond-flavored liqueur)
• 2 teaspoons powdered sugar

Preparation

• Position oven rack to lowest position.
• Preheat oven to 425°.
• To prepare filling, combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add pumpkin, and stir with a whisk until smooth.
• To prepare crust, roll dough into an 11-inch circle; fit into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Fold edges under and flute.
• Pour pumpkin mixture into the crust. Place pie plate on a baking sheet. Place baking sheet on lowest oven rack. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350° (do not remove pie from oven); bake an additional 50 minutes or until almost set. Cool completely on wire rack.
• To prepare topping, beat cream with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form. Add the amaretto and powdered sugar, and beat until blended. Serve with pie.

Rick Rodgers, Cooking Light
NOVEMBER 2003

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