Pumpkin pie

24/10/2023

American Pumpkin Pie

In the USA, pumpkin pie is usually made for Thanksgiving or Halloween, but it is so delicious that you can bake it whenever you want, and especially now, when the pumpkin season is in full swing! The delicate filling of pumpkin with condensed milk is so successfully combined with crispy shortbread dough that you want to bake such a pie again and again!

Recipe "American pumpkin pie"

Ingredients
For dough (for a 20 cm mould):

200 g flour;
100 g butter;
1 yolk;
1 tbsp sugar;
1 tbsp cold water.

For filling:

700 g raw pumpkin or 350 g mashed pumpkin;
2 eggs;
100 g brown sugar;
100 ml condensed milk;
1 tbsp flour;
a pinch of cinnamon; nutmeg; dry ginger; cloves; allspice.

Method:

1. Starting with dough. Mix flour and sugar, then add chopped cold butter and rub butter and flour with your hands until crumbly.

2. Add the yolk and 1 tbsp cold water, knead the dough, shape into a ball, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for an hour.

3. To roll, lightly flour dough and counter. Roll out gradually, to a thin round approximately 3-4 mm thick. Lay dough into the mould and remove excess. Gently prick the bottom with a fork.

4. For filling. Cut the pumpkin into pieces and bake for 30 minutes under foil at a temperature of 200°С, cool and puree

5. Mix pumpkin puree with eggs and sugar, add condensed milk, flour and spices, using a mixer until homogenous.

6. Pour the mixture into the prepared mould with the dough and bake for 15 minutes at 200°C, then lower the temperature to 180°C and bake for another 45-50 minutes.

7.Once done, transfer the pie to a wire rack and allow to cool completely for at least 2 hours.