Pumpkin Pie
America's Thanksgiving pie — a spiced custard of pumpkin purée, eggs and cream in a blind-baked crust. Cooking the water out of the roasted pumpkin gives a dense, silky filling, and taking it out while the centre wobbles stops it cracking.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 190 g plain flour
- 1/2 tsp salt, for the pastry
- 115 g cold butter, cubed
- 4 tbsp ice-cold water
- 1 kg pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled and cubed
- 150 g soft light brown sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp salt, for the filling
- 3 eggs
- 250 ml double cream
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 10375 kcal · P 56.3g · C 310.5g · F 1012.3g
Estimated from 13 of 13 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Roast the pumpkin on a lined tray for 40 minutes, until very soft, then blend to a smooth purée.
- 2Cook the purée in a wide pan over medium heat, stirring, for 10–15 minutes, until thick and reduced to about 425 g. Leave to cool.
- 3Meanwhile, rub the butter into the flour and salt until pea-sized, add the water and press into a dough. Wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
- 4Roll the pastry 3 mm thick, line a 23 cm pie dish, crimp the edge and chill for 15 minutes. Turn the oven down to 190°C (170°C fan).
- 5Line the case with baking paper and baking beans and bake for 15 minutes; remove them and bake for 5 minutes more. Lower the oven to 160°C (140°C fan).
- 6Whisk the pumpkin purée with the sugar, spices and salt, then whisk in the eggs and cream until smooth.
- 7Pour into the warm crust and bake for 50–55 minutes, until the edges are set and the centre still wobbles slightly.
- 8Cool on a rack for at least 2 hours, then serve at room temperature or chilled.
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Questions and answers
How long does Pumpkin Pie take to make?
About 175 minutes: 45 min prep and 130 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Pumpkin Pie?
12 ingredients: plain flour, salt, cold butter, ice-cold water, pumpkin or butternut squash, soft light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, eggs, double cream.
How many servings does this Pumpkin Pie recipe make?
8 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Pumpkin Pie?
About 1297 kcal, with 7 g protein, 38.8 g carbohydrate and 126.5 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Pumpkin Pie recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Pumpkin Pie?
Pumpkin Pie comes from American cuisine.
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