How To Decorate A Pumpkin Pie For Thanksgiving
As it turns out pumpkin pie is about as american as thanksgiving itself although it was almost certainly not served at the very first thanksgiving.
How to decorate a pumpkin pie for thanksgiving. If your family is still finishing off thanksgiving dinner with the same old pumpkin pie it s time to mix things up. Boho and tribal pumpkins will give an edge and a trendy feel to your thanksgiving decor. Inspiration and ideas hurrah for the pumpkin pie hurrah for the pumpkin pie a custard at heart these pies need gentle baking to keep from cracking.
I used brown sugar on the body pieces orange for the feet and beak and red for the waddle. Keeping the narrow end of the piping tip facing away from the center of a cooled pie pipe petals around the edges of the pie. Continue to pipe concentric circles leaving the center open.
Roll out some pie dough use cookie cutters to create shapes bake the shapes and place them on the pie. Use a pastry brush to paint egg wash over each of the pie dough shapes and sprinkle on colored sanding sugar or brown sugar. Blend until the brown sugar is completely mixed in and the purée looks glossy.
The colonists and indigenous people ate pumpkins and squash frequently in the 1600s so gourds were probably served at the first thanksgiving. Top your wreath with a bow cutout or add some fall leaves on top of a lattice crust. Make a lattice pattern with your braided crust or circle the braids for a wreath look.
Top your pumpkin pie with a braided or lattice crust. Use the round cookie cutter to cut a circle out of dough. Find the best thanksgiving pie recipes including pumpkin pie pecan pie sweet potato pie apple pie cranberry pie and more at allrecipes.
The leaves and pumpkins decorating the crust on this pumpkin pie from wild wild whisk made my jaw drop the first time i saw it. A white pumpkin with bright fall leaves decoupaged is a cool idea for the fall and will last long if you take a faux pumpkin. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper for easy clean up.