Pumpkin Pie
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Pumpkin pie is a North American specialty that is traditionally eaten during the holidays season beween Halloween and Thanksgiving.
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Ingredients
For the dough
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temperature), diced
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg yolk
- ¼ cup water
For the filling
- 1½ cup pumpkin flesh , diced
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1½ oz. molasses
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- ⅓ cup sour cream (or creme fraiche)
- 2 oz. hazelnuts (or almonds), ground
Instructions
Dough
- Take the butter out of the refrigerator 2 hours before starting the recipe. It should be soft but not melted.
- Mix dry ingredients: flour, salt, and spices.
- Add the softened butter and knead for 4 minutes.
- Stir water and egg yolk to bind the dough.
- Mix quickly and form a ball.
- Knead the dough with the palm of your hand for 3 minutes on a floured surface.
- Transfer the dough to a pie dish.
- Prick the dough with a fork and refrigerate.
Filling
- Heat the butter and fry the pumpkin, stirring occasionally until cooked. If necessary, add a little water.
- Mash.
- In a mixer bowl, beat the pumpkin puree and eggs together.
- Add sugar, molasses, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, vanilla, and salt and mix well.
- Stir in evaporated milk and sour cream to the pumpkin preparation in three stages. Mix well after each stage.
- Preheat oven to 430F/220C.
- Pour the pumpkin batter onto the dough.
- Bake 10 minutes then reduce oven temperature to 350F/170C, and continue baking for about 50 minutes (until a toothpick inserted in the center of the pie comes out clean).
- Allow pie to cool before serving.
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