Pumpkin Tarlets
A delightful twist on pumpkin pie.
NO: wheat, gluten, peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, egg or soy
Ingredients
Crust:
1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp lightly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup rice flour
1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp tapioca flour
1 tsp xanthan gum
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2-3/4 cup Enjoy Life® Cranapple Granola (crumbled)*
1/4 cup Spectrum shortening
Pumpkin Filling:
1 1/4 cups canned pumpkin
3/4 cup rice milk
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup brown rice flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Pumpkin pie spice (use less spice if you like it mild)
2 tsps cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cloves
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
2) Make your crust. Mix brown sugar, rice flour, tapioca flour, xanthan gum, cinnamon, and granola until combined. With a fork, cut in the shortening until it looks crumbly.
3) Lightly grease a muffin pan or line with muffin liners.
4) Place 1 tablespoon of mixture in each and press into place. Save remaining mixture for the top. Set aside.
5) To make the yummy pumpkin filling, mix together rice flour, baking powder, pumpkin spices, and salt. Set aside.
6) In separate bowl, mix pumpkin, rice milk, brown sugar, and oil until combined. Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin and mix well.
7) Fill the muffin tray with pumpkin filling. Top off with a sprinkle of the extra crust mixture. (There maybe extra topping depending on how much you prefer on top).
8) Bake tarts for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool in muffin pan for about 15 minutes before removing. Remove carefully, (i.e. with 2 spoons). Serve warm or cold. Keep fresh in the refrigerator.
*To crumble granola, process lightly in a food processor or place in a plastic or paper bag and lightly pound out with a rolling pin.
That's the recipe as I got it. However, I made a couple of changes:
First, I had run out of canned pumpkin and didn't feel like shopping, so I baked and mashed a sweet potato. Worked great!
Second, my health food store carries Enjoy Life brand, but didn't have the cranapple granola called for here. I bought a brand I'd never heard of - Bakery on Main - and the granola I got is Nutty Cranberry Maple. Since I don't have nut allergies, I could eat this, but it would not work for any of you with nut allergies.
Third, since I'm not lactose or casein intolerant, I used plain milk.
We all enjoyed it, and I hope you do, too!
G'ma Mary
Pumpkin Tartlets
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