Halloween Pumpkin Pie
Halloween Pumpkin Pie recipe
Yield
12 servingsPrep
15 minCook
30 minReady
45 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | cups |
canned pumpkin purée
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 2 | each |
egg yolks
|
*
|
| ⅔ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
ginger
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
ginger root
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
nutmeg
freshly grated |
|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
| Pie crust | |||
| 1 | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
sugar
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | dash |
salt
|
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
butter
, cut in 12 - pieces, cold |
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
large |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 355 | ml |
canned pumpkin purée
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 2 | each |
egg yolks
|
*
|
| 158 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 5 | ml |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
ginger
|
|
| 5 | ml |
ginger root
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
nutmeg
freshly grated |
|
| 296 | ml |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
| Pie crust | |||
| 237 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 45 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | dash |
salt
|
*
|
| 59 | ml |
butter
, cut in 12 - pieces, cold |
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
large |
|
Directions
Put canned pumpkin into bowl.
Whisk in eggs and yolks.
Add sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and half and half, whisking smooth between each addition.
Pour filling into prepared Pie Crust.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) on lowest oven rack until crust is baked through and filling is set, about 1 hour.
Cool pie on rack.
If pie must sit more than 2 hours before serving, when cool, cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
Serve with whipped cream if desired.
PIE CRUST:
Pulse flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in food processor once or twice to mix.
Add butter and pulse until mixture is powdery.
Add egg and continue to pulse until dough forms ball.
May be wrapped in plastic wrap and chilled until baking time.
When ready to assemble pie, remove dough from refrigerator and unwrap.
Lightly flour work surface and dough.
Roll out into 12 inch disk.
Fold dough in half and ease into 9 inch pie pan.
Unfold dough and press firmly into pan.
Trim away all but ½ excess dough at edge of pan.
Fold dough under and flute edge.
