With the exception of baseball and British crime
shows, I don’t watch a lot of television. Still, it does tend to run in the
background when I’m cooking, working on various projects, or those rare moments
when I clean. Because, during these times, I’m not paying close attention, I
tend to have things on that I’ve seen in the past. Marathons are good for this.
Recently I was watching a “Psych” marathon on the Hallmark Channel. I’ve seen
every episode a number of times, and it’s mindless fun…or, perhaps, fun for the
mindless.
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| Source: USA Network |
One of the episodes is called “Dual Spires,” a clever take on the enigmatic
“Twin Peaks.” In this episode psychic detective, Shawn Spencer, and his
sidekick, Burton Guster (Gus), spend a lot of time eating pie, cinnamon pie in
particular. This intrigued me because I had never heard of cinnamon pie, and I
wasn’t alone.
This pie is for all of you “Psych” fans (“Psych-Os”) who haven’t been able to find such a recipe. It’s based upon my mother’s cheese pie that she made and served so often when I was a little girl. Give it a try, and let me know what you think.
This pie is for all of you “Psych” fans (“Psych-Os”) who haven’t been able to find such a recipe. It’s based upon my mother’s cheese pie that she made and served so often when I was a little girl. Give it a try, and let me know what you think.
Cinnamon Pie for “Psych-Os”
For crust:
12 whole graham crackers
12 whole graham crackers
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
6 tbls. unsalted butter, melted
For Filling:
12 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon extract
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3-1/2 tbls. ground cinnamon
2 large eggs, at room temperature
Powdered sugar for dusting
Whipped cream for garnishing
For the graham cracker crust:
Preheat the oven to 350° F.
In a food processor, pulse the graham crackers, sugar, and
cinnamon. With motor running, poor melted butter in through the top, and allow
it to run until all is combined. Press into a 9-inch pie pan. Bake for
10 minutes. Cool completely before filling. Leave oven on.
For the filling:
Place the cream cheese, granulated sugar, extracts, cinnamon,
and eggs in a medium bowl and beat on medium speed until smooth. Pour the
filling into the cooled crust and bake until set, 25 to 35 minutes, or until
you can insert a toothpick into the center of the pie and remove it cleanly.
Let the pie cool to room temperature before slicing. Serve it slightly warm or
cool.
Dust the top of the pie with powdered sugar. Serve topped with
whipped cream, if desired.
Another crowd-pleasing pie that makes good use of graham cracker crust is this Lemon Cloud Pie with Lemony Graham Cracker Crust.
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