the homespun heart

Monday, October 29, 2007

Hayrides and Pumpkin Pie!

We had a fun evening out last night sponsored by our church celebrating Fall! This photo was taken on the hayride - Emily and Rachel's first one! It was a lot of fun!

I brought a pie for the pie contest and (gasp) was surprised it won first place. I have shared the recipe before (we won second with the same pie last year) but thought I would share it again for any new readers who might enjoy it! Here is the best part - I won a gift certificate to a local spa for a facial! Very fun.

Pumpkin Pie

One graham cracker crust

1-15 oz. can pumpkin
1-14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 egg
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
*Mix these ingredients together and pour into crust. Bake for 15 minutes at 425. Then reduce oven heat to 350.

1/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 Tbsp. flour
2 Tbsp. cold butter
3/4 c. walnuts
*Mix together flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon - cut in butter. Stir in walnuts. Sprinkle over the pie when you reduce the oven. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.

Enjoy!

Labels: from my kitchen, seasons

posted at 7:03 AM
17 comments

17 Comments:

At 7:21 AM, MyHeartIsAlwaysHome said...: Congratulations!
At 8:31 AM, carrie said...: Monica,

That is so fun that you WON! I made this recipe last year when you posted it, and it was so delicious!
At 8:33 AM, Anonymous said...: Dear Monica,

How fun that you won first place with your pie! More great memories for you and the little ladies!

Love you, Mom
At 8:53 AM, Jammy said...: Oh WOW, Congrats and enjoy your special treat!!!

Jenn ;)
At 8:57 AM, Katy said...: how fantastic!!! Congratulations!!! :)
At 9:07 AM, Liisa said...: I will have to try this pie it sounds so yummy!
Enjoy your facial!
Blessings,
Liisa
At 9:14 AM, Anonymous said...: Congratulations!! The spa sounds fun!! Looks like you all had a great time.
Elise
At 10:01 AM, Rebecca said...: Oooh. I've been looking for a pumpkin pie recipe with a struesel-like topping. This fits the bill perfectly! Thanks, Monica.
At 11:04 AM, Ruth said...: Congratulations on the First place pumpkin pie. I want to try this recipe. My family loves pumpkin pie.
Ruth
At 11:09 AM, char said...: Monica! It was fun last night wasn't it? And the weather turned out great for a real "Fall Festival"! Loved the post.. char
At 12:09 PM, jayedee said...: congratulations on your win!
what an interesting twist on an old favorite. gonna have to try this one myself!
At 1:32 PM, Amy said...: Congrats on your award! I can't wait to try this recipe- thank you for sharing it!
At 2:10 PM, Carrie said...: Congrats on your blue ribbon :)
That pie sounds yummy
God bless :)
At 5:22 PM, Joy@Joy in the Journey said...: I made this pie last year for Thanksgiving and it was a hit! I'm making it again this year!
Blessings,
Joy
At 6:51 PM, jen said...: Congratulations! The topping on your pie sounds great. How many contestants in the pie contest?
At 7:07 AM, thehomespunheart said...: How many entries? I don't actually know though there were 6-8 pies gathering when I got on the hayride.
At 7:21 AM, melissa said...: Congrats on winning - sounds like a relaxing prize! :)

Just wanted to let you know that I tried out your recipe yesterday. It was a hit with our Austrian friends, who do not usually eat "pumpkin" desserts. Because we cannot get canned pumpkin, we cooked a small pumpkin and pureed it in the blender - we ended up mixing the pumpkin batter in the blender, and it worked great.

Thanks for sharing!