Halloween pies-the Berry Scary Pie and the Jack O'Lantern Pumpkin Pie

<p>A delightful festive twist on the basic pie recipe of a mixed berry and pumpkin pie.&nbsp;</p> <p>Pie Crust yield two crusts.</p> <p>2 ½ cups of pastry flour</p> <p>1 Tablepoon of granulated sugar</p> <p>1 tsp of salt</p> <p>1 cup of cold butter</p> <p>½ cup of cold water.</p> <p>Roll out the dough, take your pie pan and put it upside down on just cut about ½ inch around it u</p> <p>Jack O' Lantern Pumpkin Pie for two pumpkin pies.</p> <p>Mix in a bowl 2 eggs and 1½ cups milk, can be whole or skim. Can also substitute nut milks.</p> <p>Add in 15 oz. of pumpkin puree. Note, not pumpkin pie filling that may come in a can. You can also make your own pumpkin, which I discussed in my pumpkin bread podcast.</p> <p>Mix thoroughly the ingredients, and then in a separate container mix the following:</p> <p>½ cup white sugar, ½ tsp. salt, 1 tsp ginger, ½ tsp. nutmeg, ½ tsp cinnamon.</p> <p>Then combine the ingredients.</p> <p>Pour into the pie shells.</p> <p>Bake 80 minutes at 350 degrees, and take the internal temperature of the pie and it should get to 175 degrees, and we go a little over as many people assume the pie isn’t done if it jiggles too much, but that’s the temp the internet says pie is done. That being said, I like it to be 180 degrees.</p> <p>While the pie is still hot add the Jack O'Lantern look. &nbsp;</p> <p>In a microwave safe container, 1/2 cup of chocolate chips with a Tablespoon of butter and microwave for 1-2 minutes until melted. &nbsp;Put in a small plastic bag, cut the end off one tip to allow you to draw in about an inch chocolate triangles for the eyes, nose, and then triangles alternating for the mouth. &nbsp;Please visit the Pumpkin Pie Jack O’lantern short video on Youtube. <a href="https://youtu.be/P9kw2Xb5Hyc">https://youtu.be/P9kw2Xb5Hyc</a></p> <p>For one Berry Scary Pie,</p> <p>Mix 3/4 c. granulated sugar&nbsp;</p> <p>1/2 c. pastry flour&nbsp;</p> <p>½ tsp. ground cinnamon&nbsp;</p> <p>¼ tsp of salt</p> <p>Then toss in 4 cups of fruit, I recommend 2 cups of blueberries and 2 cups of ra