Pumpkin Pie for Your Birthday!

I love pumpkin pie!  Especially homemade pumpkin pie!   I am the gluten intolerant person in my family.  I originally made gluten free pumpkin pie with a cereal crust which came out like a graham cracker crust.  My husband did not really like the graham cracker type of pie crust, so when he found Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Pie Crust Mix, he started making the pie crusts and all I have to do is make the filling!  I love this arrangement!  Frankly, I have always disliked making pie crusts, except for that amazing cereal crust that you just mix together in a plastic bag, and with my husband willing to make the crust we both win!

We use the big can of Libby's pumpkin pack and I just use the recipe on the side of the can.  He makes the crusts (two) and I pour the pumpkin mixture into the pie pans and into the oven they go.  Each bag of Bob's GF Pie Crust Mix makes two pie crusts.

This time I used the two shallower pans, so I had a little extra pumpkin mixture left over.  He had some of the dough scraps he had rolled into a ball, so he rolled it out and I lined my mother's little casserole dish with the dough and poured the pumpkin pie mixture in.  It looked amazing, and it looks amazing baked!

We got two regular pies and one deep dish pumpkin casserole pie from what we made up.  We are having it tomorrow with Cool Whip and lactose free ice cream.  Yay for tomorrow!

Manini's Gluten Free Pizza Dough

I found this amazing 'already-made' GF pizza dough at Fred Meyer, in the deli section.  If you cannot find it on the cooler shelf, just ask at the deli counter, as they keep it in the freezer and only put a couple out at a time.  I bought two packages and put one in the freezer and the other in my fridge for a couple hours before I used it.  

It makes wonderful pizza!  We love it!  I always plan on taking a photo when the food comes out of the oven, but I get so excited that I forget about a photo until the food is gone.  I just followed the instructions on the back of the bag.

This is how it looked, on my well-traveled pizza pan, just before I placed it in the oven.  The rest is history.