Napoleon of Thanksgiving Favorites

For this dessert you will need a 3" metal ring that will be lined with plastic wrap.

 

1^st layer

Graham cracker crumbs:

1 graham cracker crumbs             4 oz sugar

2 oz pastry flour                            4 oz melted butter

Mix crumbs, sugar and flour together

First you will put graham cracker crumbs down in the bottom, after that you will add the pumpkin cheese cake mix to the mold, just enough to fill the ring 1/3 of the way. Bake in a water bath at 350 for 45-55 min.

2^nd layer

Pumpkin cheesecake:                   

1 ½ cream cheese                        6 oz sugar

3 oz cake flour                                2 oz yolks

5 ea eggs                                        12 oz pumpkin puree

To taste cinnamon and nutmeg        

Cream the cream cheese and sugar: Add cake flour and spices. Scrape down mix and make sure cream cheese mix is smooth.  Add pumpkin puree. Add eggs. Freeze the cheesecake and remove it once it is frozen from the freezer. Next add the crème brulee mixture to the ring and bake again at 350 for 45 min to 1 hr.

3^rd layer

Pumpkin crème brulee mix:

2 cups heavy cream                        4 oz sugar

4 oz yolk                                       ½ oz cinnamon

½ tsp nutmeg                                  1 ½ Tbs rum

½ Tbs vanilla extract                       3 oz pumpkin puree

Mix sugar, yolk, cinnamon, nutmeg, rum, vanilla extract and pumpkin puree. Add heavy cream. When the crème brulee is baked put it back in the freezer and prepare the apple mix. When the crème brulee is set fill the ring to the top with the apple mix and chill. 

Apple filling

8 each granny smith apples              4 oz butter

4 oz honey                                      7 oz brown sugar

Peel and slice apples                       Sauté the apples with the butter and honey

Add the brown sugar and caramelize the apples. Drain the apples and cool. 

4^th layer

Garnish

Pie dough:

2 4oz pastry flour                           1 ½ oz salt

1 ½ oz sugar                                   1 cup cold water

1 ½ margarine           

Mix pastry flour, salt, and sugar together. Add margarine. Add cold water, do not over mix. Chill until ready to use.

Pie dough décor: Roll out the pie dough very thin and cut out some sticks and triangular pieces. Egg wash them and sprinkle them with cinnamon sugar. Bake at 380 for 10 minutes. Refrigerate after cool.

When cold, remove the dessert from the ring and serve. We rolled the dessert in toasted almonds a nice finish for all but Lou. The garnish is made from pie dough.