Friday, October 28, 2011

Pumpkin Pie

A couple things I learned at the DeVry University presentation on Monday was that there are a bunch of different careers, thousands. I learned that there is a perfect career for everyone because there are several careers that fit your own unique personality. My personality fits many different, unrelated careers. Some of which had to do with engineering, crime lab analyst, etc.


 This week my group and I made reduced fat pumpkin pie with a graham cracker crust. The process of the filling and the crust are quite simple. The graham cracker crumbs come in a box all ready to mix with the butter, sugar, and cinnamon to prepare the crust; mix together well and press into pan covering the entire surface and edges. The filling includes a can of pumpkin, condensed milk, egg, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt; whisk together and poor into crust. It's ready for you to put in the oven!! 
http://www.eaglebrand.com/recipes/details/default.aspx?RecipeId=3929
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/graham-cracker-crust-i/detail.aspx



The basics of pumpkin pie go back to writings in Medieval times sometime before the 1500's where pumpkin was stewed with sugar and spices and wrapped in pastry. The origin of pumpkin pie occurred when the colonists sliced off the pumpkin top, removed the seeds, and filled the insides with milk, spices and honey. The pumpkin was then baked in hot ashes.
Graham flour is a coarsely ground type of wheat flour that is unbleached, and less processed than whole-wheat flour.
Condensed milk was used in this recipe to make it reduced fat.  

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