In article >,
Kathleen > wrote:

> zxcvbob wrote:
>
>
> > Now what? Do I need to put it in a cheesecloth bag and let it drip?
>
> Yup. And save the juice to add to the dog's supper.
>
> The last few years I've taken to baking the pumpkin pie filling in a
> buttered casserole dish. I roll out the pastry crust separately, cut it
> out with cookie cutters - stars, hearts, whatever. The cut-outs are
> brushed with butter, sprinkled with cinnamon and baked separately to
> serve alongside the custard.
>
> They stay nice and crunchy and it's a good way to accomodate the "I like
> a little pumpkin with my pie crust" faction. I also offer a dish of
> sweetened whipped cream flavored with a little orange extract and orange
> zest for topping.

Never tried the orange cream idea. Sounds good!
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