Mabon – Cylch Blodeuwedd

American Pumpkin Pie

Aethnen — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:00:53 +0000

ABOUT: The creamiest pumpkin pie you will ever taste, and a traditional American recipe handed down from Jenn’s mother, grandmother and so on. Primarily served from October until February, so would be appropriate for any rituals or get-togethers in that Winter time.

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INGREDIENTS: (makes 2 pies)

1 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar

1 tblsp cornflour

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ginger

1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

1/8 tsp ground gloves

2 cups pumpkin puree (pumpkin pulp boiled down into liquid)

3 eggs, ready beaten

1 cup heavy cream

1/3 cup milk

1 piecrust ready-made and set aside for use

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DIRECTIONS:

1. Whisk together brown sugar, cornflour, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves in a bowl.

2. Add pumpkin, eggs, cream and milk –whisk well to combine.

3. Pour filling into piecrust and bake at 375 F for 60-65 minutes. Cover crust with foil after about 30 minutes, if getting brown (which it will do, thanks to the cream).

4. Once done (it shouldn’t be a liquid anymore), let cool completely, at least 2 hours before serving (to let it finish setting). Best served chilled with a bit of whipped cream on top!

NOTE– If you are unlucky as to not possess an American measuring cup, just use a normal tea mug, and stick to the same measurement all the way through.

Apple Crumble Cake

Aethnen — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:47:00 +0000

ABOUT: Delicious and popular cake for the harvest festivals of Gŵyl Awst, Gŵyl Medi and Gŵyl Calan Gaeaf. There are 3 layers to this cake, so it is quite deep … the cake bottom, apple and then crumble topping.

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INGREDIENTS:

For cake mixture …

8 oz margarine

8 oz caster sugar

4 eggs, beaten

12 oz flour

1 tsp vanilla essence

for apple middle …

1-2 lbs Apples, cored, peeled, and sliced to reasonably medium-small

for crumble topping …

6 oz melted butter

8 oz self-raising flour

6 oz caster sugar

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DIRECTIONS:

1. Cream/mix margarine and sugar until fluffy and there are no lumps of margarine. Melt butter in separate pan, careful not to scorch. Beat eggs and vanilla together separately as well.

2. Sift flour and fold into margarine/sugar mixture, then gradually add in eggs. Mix well with wooden spoon until all the batter is creamy and smooth.Pour into a round baking cake tin.

3. Arrange sliced apples on top of batter, covering well.

4. To make crumble–to butter, add flour and sugar, and work together with your fingertips until resembling thick breadcrumbs. Add crumble on top of apples.

5. Sprinkle cinnamon on top, if desired.

6. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 F or Gas Mark 4 for however long necessary. But keep a close watch and make sure crumble top doesn’t burn.