Autumn Pumpkin Pisco Recipes

Steps:

• For the infused pisco: Add the orange strips, mint sprigs and chai tea sachets to the pisco bottle. Allow this to sit for at least 24 hours. The longer the tea sits, the stronger it will get. Carefully remove the tea bags.
• For the pina pisco: Add some ice to a cocktail shaker. Squeeze the orange wedges over the ice. Reserve the wedges. Add a shot of infused pisco and the pineapple juice. Shake for about 30 seconds.
• Moisten the edge of the cocktail glass with a reserved orange wedge. Dip into the seasoned salt. Pour the cocktail shaker contents into the prepared glass. Top off with some seltzer water. Garnish with pineapple balls to help keep the drink cold.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray 18 muffin tin openings with non stick cooking spray.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in medium bowl; set aside.
• In bowl of an electric mixer, combine pumpkin, oil, sugar, and eggs, then mix until well blended.
• Add set-aside dry ingredients and mix well.
• By hand, stir in walnuts and raisins.
• Pour batter evenly into prepared muffin tin openings.
• Bake 20-23 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely.
• For Orange Glaze:.
• Combine confectioner's sugar, orange peel, and orange juice in small bowl. Stir with spoon to blend. Spoon glaze over top of cooled muffins, letting excess glaze run down sides. Sprinkle with additional nuts before glaze hardens.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix first 4 ingredients; cut in butter and shortening until crumbly. Whisk together egg, water and vinegar; gradually add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Divide dough in half so that 1 portion is slightly larger than the other; shape each into a disk. Wrap; refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll larger portion to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond edge of pie plate. Refrigerate until ready to fill., Roll smaller portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter; place some cutouts 1 in. apart on a baking sheet, reserving unbaked cutouts for decorative edge if desired. Bake until golden brown, 8-10 minutes., Meanwhile, beat together filling ingredients until blended; transfer to crust. flute or decorate edge with unbaked cutouts, brushing off flour before pressing lightly onto edge. Bake on a lower oven rack 10 minutes. Cover edge loosely with foil. Reduce oven setting to 350°. Bake until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes., Cool on a wire rack; serve or refrigerate within 2 hours. Top with baked pumpkin cutouts before serving.