Roxi's pumpkin pie

Ingredients

• 1 fresh pumpkin (sliced, baked on baking sheet and blended afterwards until creamy)
• 1 package cream cheese, softened (I used Philadelphia) 
• 1 cup sugar
• a hint of salt
• 1 egg plus 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) melted butter
• 1/2 cup yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 piece pre-made pie dough ( I forgot to buy it so I made it myself. Ingredients:300 g flour, 150 g butter, 80 g powdered sugar, 2 egg yolks, lemon zest and a bit of cold water)
• sour cream, for topping

Preheat the oven to 175 °C.

Place the pre-made pie dough down into a pie pan (aprox. 26 cm diameter) and press down along the bottom and all sides. Pinch and crimp the edges together to make a pretty pattern. Pierce dough with a fork before putting in the oven. Bake alone for about 20 minutes and only afterwards add the filling.

For the filling, mix all the ingredients in the exact same order as written above and you are done! Pour the mixture on top of the pie dough and bake for around 50 minutes or until the center is set.

Cut into slices and serve with sour cream.

I hope you will enjoy it.

Roxi's salty crackers

This is a healthier alternative to all the chips and crackers you buy in the stores. Give it a try - it takes no time and your family will appreciate it.

Ingredients:

• 500 g flour
• 350 g salty cheese (I used salty sheep cheese from Romania, but feta cheese will also work just fine)
• 150 g butter
• 2 eggs
• 100 g sour cream
• salt, cumin seeds and poppy seeds for topping 

Mix all the ingredients and knead the dough until it's easy to work with it. Roll the dough into a sheet that is about 1-2 cm thick and cut it lenghtwise to get the shape you see in the picture. Grease each piece with egg yolk and spread salt, cumin or poppy seeds on top. Bake on a baking sheet until golden.

Enjoy :-)