Pretty Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie

I present to you my Pretty Pretty Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie :) I have never used sprinkles before and I got so exited when I started placing the stars on the whipped cream, that i could not stop myself from completely covering the cake with sprinkles..ha ha

This is an easy pie but a little time consuming and the outcome is definitely worth all the effort. Hope you like it :)

Ingredients required :

• Apples - 3 medium any type

• Brown Sugar - 1/2 cup

• Water - 1/4 cup

• Ground cinnamon - 1/4 tsp heaped

• Ground Nutmeg - 1/8 tsp

• Ground cloves - 1/8 tsp

• Lemon Juice - 1 tsp

Steps required :

• Peel and chop the apples.

• Place all the ingredients in a pressure cooker, mix, put the lid and let it cook for 10 minutes(4 vissels).

• Once the steam evaporates from the cooker, open the lid. The apples were already in the form of paste, so i did not need to mash it. Very little liquid was left in the cooker, so I cooked it for another 5 minutes to thicken it.

• Let it cool, store it in a airtight container and refrigerate it till required.

• Wash a small Sugar Pumpkin or Pie Pumpkin very well
• Cut the top which holds the stem of the Pumpkin and cut the pumpkin into half
• Remove the seeds and strings well (Do not throw the seeds as the seeds can be used so many ways)
• In a pressure cooker pour 1 inch water, place the pumpkin pieces, put the lid and let it cook for 10 minutes (1 vissel)
• Once the steam settles, open the cooker lid, remove the skin of the pumpkin which comes off easily, mix well with a spoon and place in refrigerator till needed.

Ingredients required (Quantity below adjusted for only one pie crust):

• All purpose Flour - 1 cup

• Powdered Sugar - 1/3 cup

• Salt - 1/8 tsp

• Butter - 1/2 cup, very cold cut in small chunks

• Ice Water - 2 tbsp

Steps required :

• Cut the cold butter into small cubes and keep aside
• In a large bowl + All purpose flour + powdered sugar + salt - Mix well
• Add butter to above mixture and with the help of finger tips mix the butter into the flour till the butter becomes pea sized
• I moved the mixture to a flat based bowl so that i could mix the mixture well
• Add Ice cold water little by little till you are able to gather the mixture into a ball.
• In the photo I have divided the dove into 2 because I made extra. The ingredient quantity mentioned above is for only one pie crust which is enough for this pie.
• Wrap the Pie dove in plastic wrap and place in fridge for 30 minutes
• After 30 minutes roll out the dove to 1/4 inch width and carefully place it onto a pie pan or tart pan
• With a fork make dots on the pie crust so it does not fluff once baked
• Place in fridge till needed

Ingredients required (Quantity below adjusted for only one pie crust):

• Pumpkin Puree - 1 cup
• Condensed Milk - 1 cup
• Apple Butter - 1 cup
• I 9" pie crust, fitted in a 9" pie plate
• Salt - 1/4 tsp
• Eggs - 2
• Ground Nutmeg - 1/4 tsp
• Ground Cinnamon - 1 tsp
• Ground Ginger - 1/2 tsp
• Ground Cloves - 1/4 tsp

Steps required :

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees

• In a large bowl, combine together all remaining ingredients. Pour in the pie crust and bake it for 15 minutes

• Reduce the heat to 350 and continue to bake for another 30 to 40 minutes or until no longer jiggly in the center

• Allow to cool at room temperature for about an hour, then pop it in the fridge to cool completely

• In a bowl + cold heavy cream (1/2 cup) and whip till foamy + powdered sugar ( 1tbsp) and whip till stiff peaks forms
• Pour the whipped cream into a zip lock bag fitted with flower nozzle
• Decorate as desired and have fun with sprinkles :)