thanksgiving day

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE Just finished talking over the video phone to January and the kids, Cory was hard at work in the kitchen making the turkey dinner. I am off in a couple of hours to a neighborhood gathering and the traditional dinner. So what to bring???
Have you ever received gifts of pumpkin butter. What do you do with 4 jars of it. I know you make pumpkin butter pie.

Well I went to the "knife full of cinnamon" cookbook, (see my first blog) and found Mom's pumpkin pie recipe. Made sense to me. substitute pumpkin butter for pumpkin pie filling and leave out the molasses as pumpkin butter is already pretty sweet.

put it altogether and discovered that it took about 30 minutes extra to cook. But be careful when you try this recipe as I am at 2500 hundred feet elevation so that may make a difference. I'll bet nobody at the dinner will bring a pie like this. I did a souffle cup of filling just to make sure it was OK and I LIKE IT. So if you have or can get some pumpkin butter give this a try.

recipe;
2 cups pumpkin butter
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp clove
3 eggs
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup whole milk

combine all ingredients in a blender. Beat on high until mixed. pour into unbaked pie shell. Bake 400 for 15 min. reduce heat to 300 and bake 45 min. check with toothpick and add another 15 min. if necessary.
Oh yes leftovers. I have a turkey gumbo recipe that's just perfect for about 5 lbs of extra bird.
and all those extra mashed potatoes and veggies. Lets perk them up a little for round two.

Enjoy Dinner today and give thanks for your families