My October 10th Beach Cartwheel
It is fall.
The leaves are crispy and changing and it is becoming night earlier. I am craving dark, frothy beer, comfort foods and thick, wooly sweaters. On Sunday we celebrated Thanksgiving with Scott's family. Luckily we visited a farm down the South Shore on Saturday so I had all of the necessary ingredients to bake my first pumpkin pie of the season.
I just love pumpkin pie and I enjoy the meditative process of baking too, so it was a perfect fit for a lazy Sunday after a Saturday night bonfire. I used the Pumpkin Pecan Pie filling from my Martha Stewart Cookbook (The New Classics, p.472) and omitted the bourbon and pecans since I didn't have any on hand, I also added finely chopped vanilla bean pod to the mix. The crust was a combo of Martha's Perfect Pâte Brisée recipe from my Martha book (p.647) and the Pâte Brisée recipe from Mastering the Art of French Cooking (p. 139-40).
It was yummy; luxurious and smooth with just the right amount of zing and a light, buttery and crisp crust! Mwah (kissing my fingertips to emphasize my point). Since I only made one pie I have pastry and pie filling in my freezer for another use.
My big plan is to make extra small pumpkin pie tarts and outfit them with whipped cream ghosts for a Halloween Party we will be attending in a few weekends. It is dorky, I know, but I have been so excited about making these danged ghosts that I have been telling everyone. Even you!
In the meantime, check out these funny food ghosts:
(Pumpkin Ghosts from ifood)
(Ghost Cake Pops from Bakerilla)
(Candy Pac-man and Ghosts by Holly Green)
Marshmallow Ghosts from Stars)
Alright, alright. Enough already!
My big plan is to photograph said pumpkin tarts and then EAT them!
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