Tofu Pumpkin Pie With Pecan Surprises And Tofu Creme Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Place the tofu, pumpkin, sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and clove into a blender. Puree until smooth. Pour into the pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking until a knife inserted into the mixture comes out clean, about 40 minutes more. Cool before serving.

Steps:

• Make the graham cracker crust: In a food processor or blender, process the graham crackers on high speed until they are finely ground. Add the margarine and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Pat the mixture into a thick layer in the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan, or thinner layers in 2 (9-inch) pie plates.
• Make the filling: Have all the ingredients at room temperature. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. In a food processor or blender, puree the tofu and pumpkin until smooth. Add the sugar, spices, soy cream cheese, and vanilla and process until smooth. Scrape down the sides as necessary.
• Pour the tofu mixture into the prepared pie crusts and bake for 50 minutes, until the cheesecake mixture is firm.
• Turn the oven off, leaving the cake in the oven for 1 hour. Remove and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate the cheesecake overnight. Serve slightly chilled.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Cream the tofu, pumpkin and sugar in a food processor; add salt and spices, and mix thoroughly.
• Pour mixture into pie shell and bake for 15 minutes.
• Lower heat to 350 F and bake for another 40 minutes.
• Chill and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F. Press the piecrust into an ungreased 8-inch pie pan.
• Place the tofu, pumpkin, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a blender and pulse until smooth. (You may have to stop the blender and push down the ingredients a couple of times.) Pour the mixture into the piecrust and bake for 15 minutes. Turn down the oven to 350°F and continue to bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the pie filling is set in the center. Remove from the oven and cool completely before serving.
• food trivia
• Pumpkin pie's primitive cousin, pumpkin pudding, originated with the early American colonists in New England. They sliced off the top of a pumpkin and removed the seeds. They then filled the inside with milk, spices, and honey and baked it in hot ashes.

Steps:

• Roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges. Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Fill with dried beans, uncooked rice or pie weights., Bake at 450° for 8 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake 5-7 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack., In a blender or food processor, combine the tofu, honey and extracts. Cover and process until smooth. Add melted chocolate; cover and process until blended., Transfer to pie shell. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Garnish with whipped cream and strawberries if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F; Prepare pie crust and bake for 5-7 minutes; Remove from oven and cool; Reduce oven temp to 350°F Combine all other ingredients in a blender or food processor, blend until very smooth.
• Pour into prebaked pie shell; Bake for 1 hour or unti a knife blade inserted in the center comes out almost clean.
• Cool on a rack and serve at room temperature; store unused portions in the refrigerator.
• VARIATION: You can also serve this as a custard; spray 8 custard cups and divide the blended mixture equally; set cups in 9x13 pan in the oven and add hot water to custard line; bake at 325F for 45 minutes or until blade of knife comes out clean.