Ingredient:
--CRUST:--
3/4 c. graham cracker crumbs
3 tbsp. melted butter
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tbsp. firmly packed brown sugar
3 tbsp. chopped pecans (opt.)
--FILLING:--
4 (8 oz.) cream cheese
1/4 c. sugar or firmly packed brown
sugar
3 eggs
2 tbsp. flour
1 (30 oz.) can pumpkin pie mix
1/4 c. chopped pecans or walnuts
Direction:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease 9 inch spring form pan or
spray with non-stick spray. Combine crust ingredients and line
sides and bottom of pan. Beat cream cheese in a large bowl
until fluffy. Gradually add sugar. Add eggs, one at a time,
beating well after each addition. Gradually add flour and
pumpkin pie mix and blend well. Stir in nuts. Pour into
crust-lined pan. Bake 1 hour and 45 minutes or until center
feels firm when touched. Cool in pan on wire rack. Brush top
with maple syrup. Cool completely. NOTE: To substitute
canned pumpkin for pumpkin pie mix, use 1 (1 pound) can
pumpkin, increase sugar to 1 1/2 cups, use 5 eggs instead of 3,
1/4 cup flour instead of 2 tablespoons and add 2 teaspoons
pumpkin pie spice. |
Ingredient:
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
- 2 teaspoons Dijon-style mustard
- 2 teaspoons grainy mustard
- 4 scallions -- minced
- Salt and freshly ground pepper -- to taste
Direction: Dust chicken lightly with flour. Melt butter in nonstick fry pan and
saute chicken over medium-high heat until brown on both sides, about
2-3 minutes per side. Remove chicken and keep warm.
Pour broth into skillet, increase heat and deglaze skillet by boiling
and scraping loose browned bits on bottom of pan. Add ginger and
cook, stirring frequently, 2 minutes. Stir in mustards and scallions.
Season with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce over chicken.
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