pretty easy pie

This post is a bit of a re-tooling from last fall's Easy as Pie but I think it's worth sharing, especially during prime pie baking season.

{I use a very simple and yummy pumpkin pie recipe from Libby's. I also use a refrigerated pre-made crust.}



When the pie has about fifteen minutes left in the oven, I begin to cut shapes from the 2nd pie crust included in the box. I found these small leaf cookie cutters a few years ago at Target.


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Once the shapes are cut, I place them on a baking sheet covered with foil and sprayed lightly with cooking spray. I like to draw lines on the leaves with a knife and make dots with a tooth pick; then I sprinkle on cinnamon.

Right about now the pie is usually done and out of the oven so in goes my baking sheet. It usually takes 6-8 minutes for the leaves to bake.

When the pie has cooled slightly, I gently insert the leaf cut-outs.



Tomorrow I'll be baking this pie among other things as we get ready for my favorite meal of the year, Thanksgiving!

From my cottage to yours, a very happy, healthy and delicious Thanksgiving!

xo