Best Pumpkin Ginger And Molasses Tart Recipes

MOLASSES PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Mix together pumpkin, milk, and eggs.
• Stir in sugar, spices and salt, beating until blended.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Bake in preheated oven 50-55 minutes, or until knife inserted comes out clean.
• Watch the crust, if it starts to get too dark, wrap foil around the edges to prevent burning.
• Cool completely.
• Garnish with whipped cream just before serving.

GINGER PUMPKIN TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Put a 9-inch removable-bottom fluted tart pan on a baking sheet.
• Make the crust by combining the ginger cookie crumbs and melted butter in a large bowl, until well blended. Add the crumbs to the tart pan and evenly press over the bottom and up the sides with the bottom of a measuring cup. Bake until set and a bit darker in color, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
• In a bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, condensed milk, egg yolks and salt until well blended. Pour the filling into the cooled crust, return to the oven, and bake until set and beginning to brown on the top, about 30 minutes. Remove tart from the oven, cool to room temperature and then chill in the refrigerator, at least 1 hour or until ready to serve.
• To serve, carefully remove outer tart shell ring and slice. Eat and enjoy!
• NOTE: Any crushed gingersnap cookie will do; just be sure to use 2 1/2 cups crumbs for the crust.

GINGER PUMPKIN TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. In small bowl, mix all Crust ingredients with spoon or electric mixer on low speed until dough forms. Press dough firmly and evenly against bottom and side of ungreased tart pan with removable bottom, 9x1 inch. Place pan on cookie sheet.
• In medium bowl, mix all Filling remaining except whipped cream with spoon until well blended. Pour mixture into crust on cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Bake 45 to 50 minutes longer or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack, about 1 1/2 hours. Serve with whipped cream. Garnish with additional chopped crystallized ginger if desired. Store covered in refrigerator.

MOLASSES PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. pie plate with pastry. Trim to 1/2 inches beyond edge of plate; flute edges. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and nutmeg. Beat in pumpkin and molasses; gradually add milk. Pour into crust. Cover edges loosely with foil.
• Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Remove foil. Reduce heat 350°; bake 28-32 minutes longer or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 2 hours. Chill until ready to serve. Serve with whipped topping. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 6-8 servings.

PUMPKIN, GINGER AND MOLASSES TART

Steps:

• For crust:
• Whisk both flours and salt in bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in another bowl until well blended. Beat in yolk and vanilla. Add flour mixture; beat until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill 30 minutes.
• Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 375°F. Roll out dough disk between 2 sheets of parchment paper or waxed paper to 12-inch round. Remove top sheet of parchment. Invert dough into 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom; gently remove remaining parchment. Press dough evenly into pan, patching any tears in crust if necessary. Trim dough, leaving 3/4-inch overhang. Press overhang in, forming double-thick sides. Pierce bottom of dough all over with fork. Place tart pan on baking sheet. Gather dough scraps into ball. Roll out on floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Using small leaf-shaped cookie cutter or knife, cut out leaf shapes. Place leaves on baking sheet with tart crust.
• Bake leaves until light golden, about 10 minutes; transfer leaves to rack. Continue to bake crust until edges begin to brown, about 20 minutes longer. Keep tart pan on baking sheet.
• For filling:
• Whisk eggs, brown sugar and molasses in medium bowl until smooth. Whisk in whipping cream, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt. Add pumpkin and whisk until well blended. Pour into warm crust. Bake tart on baking sheet until filling is set in center and edges of filling are firm and beginning to puff, about 45 minutes. Transfer tart to rack; cool completely in pan on rack. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill until cold, then cover. Keep refrigerated.) Arrange pastry leaves atop tart.
• For sweetened whipped cream:
• Beat whipping cream, sugar and vanilla in large bowl until peaks form.
• Cut tart into wedges. Top with whipped cream and serve.