Homemade Pumpkin Pie
1/2 cup pumpkin
4 egg yolks, beaten
1 2 teaspoon of pumpkin spice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar
pinch of salt
2 tablespoons flour
1 pint of milk, scalded
4 egg whites
Preheat oven to 400. In a large bowl, mix pumpkin, egg yolks, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, sugar, salt, flour, and milk together until mixture is smooth in consistency. all of this together and fold in egg whites last. Bake for 10 minutes and then reduce heat to 350 until pie is set, about 40 minutes.
Thanksgiving Dressing
4 eggs
1/4 cup diced carrots
1/4 cup diced celery
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 cups of hot water (potato water, makes a better flavor)
2 tablespoons of chicken soup base
10 slices of crumbled bread
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
Dissolve soup base into hot water. Add rest of ingredients and mix well. Pour into greased casserole dish or cake pan and bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes.
Pumpkin Roll
This recipe was a hit in the original Amish Christmas booklet. A pumpkin roll takes a bit of work to make, but the work is worth the sweet reward!
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2/3 cup pumpkin
¾ cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup pecans (optional)
Confectioners sugar
Whip eggs for 5 minutes. Add sugar, lemon juice and pumpkin. Mix well. Add remaining ingredients except pecans. Grease jelly roll pan. Place waxed paper in jelly roll pan, making sure waxed paper is extended beyond both ends of pan. Pour batter into waxed paper lined jelly roll pan. Cover batter with pecans. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes. When baked, remove from waxed paper immediately and roll in a towel which has been sprinkled with confectioners sugar. Be sure to roll towel and cake together. When cool, unroll and spread with filling.
Filling:
8 ounces of softened cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
1 cup of confectioners sugar
4 tablespoons margarine
Combine cream cheese, vanilla, confectioners sugar and margarine. Beat until smooth and creamy.
