punkin'

Pumpkin pie and golden maple trees, oh YES!
Our back yard.  Sheesh its gorgeous, hmm??? I am surprising the wife this afternoon with my first ever pumpkin pie....made with no gluten in the crust and no dairy either.  ***Recipes follow, I made granola, then a granola pie crust then pumpkin pie....busy day, hmm?
The wife loves pumpkin pie and I thought I should try it...

you probably need some of my new pots, at my etsy gallery now!

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gluten-free granola 

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• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons light butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked regular oats
• 1/2 cup oat flour
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

1. 1. Stir together honey and next 2 ingredients in a small bowl. Stir together oats, flour, sliced almonds, and salt in a large bowl. Add honey mixture to oatmeal mixture, stirring until combined. Spread oat mixture onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
2. 2. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes, stirring often.

GRANOLA PIE CRUST
1/2 c. butter, melted 1 1/2 c. granola 1/3 c. chopped nuts 3 tbsp. brown sugar Mix together all ingredients. Press into 8 inch pie pan and chill until set. This is a never fail recipe.

Pumpkin pie with soy milk

Ingredients

•  3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin
• 1 1/4 cups soy milk (10 oz.)
• 2 large eggs
• Pastry for a single-crust 9-inch pie, purchased (thawed if frozen) or homemade

1. to prepare:
2. 1. In a large bowl, mix sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Add pumpkin, soy milk, and eggs; whisk until well blended. Pour mixture into unbaked pastry in pan.
3. 2. Set pie on bottom rack of a 425° regular or convection oven. Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350°; continue baking until center of pie is set and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 45 minutes longer.
4. 3. Set pie on a rack until cool, at least 2 hours. After serving, chill pie airtight.