Pumpkin Pie

This one was very easy for me, I have a great recipe from my mom who got it from my grandma and so on.  All I had to do was change a few ingredients to make a great pumpkin custard "pie" (crustless).  I found a few good paleo pie crust recipes in books and have taken a few ideas from several different ones.  I tweaked them until about 5 pies later I came up with a good one.


                                                          


Crust Ingredients:

1/4 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup flaxseed meal
1/2 cup almond meal/flour
1 cup pecans (processed until flour like texture)
1/4 cup coconut oil (needs to be at room temp. so that it mixes easily)
Sea salt to taste (just a pinch is more than enough)
1 tbsp flaxseed meal mixed with 1 tbsp water (this is an egg substitute to help hold it all together)

Pumpkin filling:

1 egg + 2 egg whites
2/3 cup unsweetened Almond milk
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 small can pumpkin puree
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger (fresh ground ginger is the best)
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch sea salt

How to:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix the coconut flour, flaxseed meal with almond and pecan meals.  Mix in the salt and add the coconut oil and press into a pie plate.  Press it up the sides a bit and shape with your hands so that it resembles a pie crust.
3. Cook the crust in pre-heated oven for 10 minutes.
4.  While the crust is in the oven mix together all of the ingredients for the filling.
5. Pour the filling into the prepared crust and pop it back into the oven for 60 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.  Check the pie after about 45 minutes and if the crust and sides are looking done but the center isn't set, cover the sides with foil to keep them from burning.
6. Sprinkle with a bit more fresh ground ginger while still warm.

This is great on it's own and good in small amounts for paleo induction.  My kids like to have whipped cream on their pumpkin pie so I whipped up some quick topping.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup maple syrup
1 egg white, unbeaten
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/8 cup boiling water
1 tsp vanilla

Put all ingredients together in a bowl with high sides.  Beat until stiff.

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