Pumpkin-gingerbread Pie With Cider-lemon Sauce
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs, Dairy, Vegetables | Pastry, Pies & | 1 | Servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 1/3 | c | Dried currants |
| 1/4 | c | Chopped pitted dates |
| 2 1/2 | T | Minced crystallized ginger |
| 2 | T | Dark rum |
| 1 | t | Vanilla extract |
| 2 | Egg whites | |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 2/3 | c | Firmly packed brown sugar |
| 1/3 | c | Molasses |
| 2 | c | All-purpose flour |
| 1 1/2 | T | Ground ginger |
| 1 | t | Baking soda |
| 3/4 | t | Ground allspice |
| 1/2 | t | Salt |
| 1/2 | t | Ground nutmeg |
| 1/4 | t | Ground cinnamon |
| 1/4 | t | Ground cloves |
| 1/8 | t | Pepper |
| 1 | c | Unsweetened canned pumpkin |
| 2/3 | c | Low fat buttermilk |
| 2 | T | Vegetable oil |
| 2 | T | Margarine, melted |
| Vegetable cooking spray | ||
| Cider-Lemon Sauce |
INSTRUCTIONS
Combine the currants, dates, crystallized ginger, rum, and vanilla extract in a small bowl, and let stand 30 minutes stirring occasionally. Beat egg whites and egg at medium speed of a mixer until foamy. Gradually add the brown sugar, beating until well-blended. Add the molasses, and beat well. Combine the flour, ground ginger, and next 7 ingredients (flour through pepper), and stir well. Combine pumpkin, buttermilk, oil, and melted margarine, and stir well. Add the flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with pumpkin mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix well after each addition. Fold in the rum-dried fruit mixture. Spoon batter into a 9 1/2-inch quiche dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375 degrees for 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean; let pie cool for 30 minutes on a wire rack. Serve warm with Cider-Lemon Sauce. Yield: 10 servings (serving size: 1 wedge and about 2 tablespoons sauce) Note: Crystallized ginger is available at large supermarkets and specialty-food stores, or it can be mail-ordered from: Penzey's Ltd., P.O. Box 1448, Waukesha, WI 53187. Phone 414/574-0277. CALORIES 335 (17% from fat)i PROTEIN 5.3g, FAT 6.5g (sat 1.4g, mono 2.1g, poly 2.3g); CARB 63.9g; FIBER 2.3g CHOL 22mg; IRON 3.1mg; SODIUM 339mg; CALC 91mg Recipe by: Cooking Light YEAR: 1995 ISSUE: Nov/Dec PAGE: 146 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #544 by Terry and Kathleen Schuller <schuller@ix.netcom.com> on Mar 27, 1997
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 2780
Calories From Fat: 542
Total Fat: 61.4g
Cholesterol: 192.5mg
Sodium: 3177.6mg
Potassium: 3337.7mg
Carbohydrates: 501.1g
Fiber: 14.9g
Sugar: 275.3g
Protein: 48.6g