On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 13:38:02 GMT, " rosie readandpost"
> wrote:

>heavy cream is the "milk" of choice in this house!
>(for all my recipes)

.....at our house....butter is a seasoning and gravy is a
beverage.....(quoted from Miss Richfield 1981)


Made this yesterday....and it was great!


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Sour Cream Pumpkin Pie



1 pastry dough; 9 inch pie pan
1 1/2 c sour cream; not reduced fat
1 1/2 c pumpkin, sold pack; canned
3 lg eggs; separated
1 c brown sugar
3/4 ts cinnamon
1/4 ts nutmeg; freshly grated
1/4 ts ground ginger
1/4 ts salt

Roll out pastry dough on a lightly floured surface with a lightly
floured
rolling pin into a 13-inch round and fit into a 9 inch glass or metal
pie
plate. Trim excess dough, leaving a 1/2 inch overhang, then fold
overhand
under pastry and press against rim of pie plate to reinforce edge.
Decoratively crimp edge and chill shell until firm about 30 minutes.

While shell chills, put oven rack into middle position and preheat
oven to
375F.

Lightly prick bottom and side of chilled pie shell all over with a
fork.
Line shell with foil and fill with pie weights. Bake until pastry is
pale
golden along rim and set underneath weights, about 20 minutes.
Carefully
remove foil and weights and bake shell until bottom and side of pastry
are
pale golden, about 10 minutes more. Cool completely in pie place on a
rack,
about 20 minutes. Leave oven on.

Make Filling: Heat 1 cup sour cream in a double boiler or a large
metal
bowl set over a large wide pot of boiling water until warm, stirring
occasionally.

Whisk together pumpkin, yolks, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger,
salt
and remaining 1/2 cup sour cream. Cook over simmering water, stirring
constantly with a wooden spoon, until thickened and registers 170F. on
thermometer, about 6 minutes. Remove from head and cool pumpkin
mixture in
bowl set in a larger bowl of ice water, stirring occasionally, about
15
minutes.

Beat egg whites in another bowl with a electric mixer until they just
hold
stiff peaks. Fold whites into pumpkin mixture gently but thoroughly.

Pour filling into cooled, shell, smoothing top, and bake until filling
is
set and puffed around edge, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool pie to room
temperature
on a rack, about 2 hours.

Pie can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Serve chilled or at
room
temperature with lightly sweetened whipped cream.

Contributor: GOURMET November, 2004 pg. 246

Yield: 8 servings


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