Hi there - long time no see. Beautiful pies! I have three pie pumpkins sitting there looking at me every day and I've been too under-the-weather to get energetic and make something with them.
I want to make a George Washington (sorry, lol!) pumpkin pie, which is actually a custard baked in the pumpkin. It's a colonial forerunner to today's pumpkin custard pies. I have many divergent recipes and can't decide which one will work the best.
The pies I've made from fresh pumpkin have all been my favorites in the "flavor department." The 2nd one, I'm going to stuff with some stuffing (I call it dressing) and bake. The third one, I'll hollow out and use for a vase full of fall flowers.
All the seeds will be roasted, toasted, salted and eaten as pepitas.
Finally got some extra sleep today, so I hope I'm not dragging around like I have been the past few days, after getting over a very bad cold/virus bug of 3 weeks.
Mmmmm, thanks for the inspiration to get back in the kitchen! I'll do anything for pumpkin pie! Even used "Pumpkin Spice" Cofeemate in my cocoa this morning.
Those look delicious! Thanks.
jm