American Pumpkin Pie Food

AMERICAN TRADITIONAL PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• In a large non-metal bowl combine sugars and eggs.
• Add in the pumpkin mush, the spices, salt, and evaporated milk.
• Pour the filling into the pie shell.
• Bake for 10 minutes, and then reduce heat to 350 and bake for another 50 minutes, or until pie sets.
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• cut pumpkin in half.
• Prick the skin several times with a fork, and place on a cookie sheet, cut-side up.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until very soft when poked with a fork.
• Let the pumpkin cool, then scoop out the seeds with a spoon.
• Scoop out the pumpkin meat, and throw away the skin.
• Mash the pumpkin meat with a potato masher or puree in a blender/food processor.
• Makes about 4 cups.

AMERICAN PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220C.
• Prepare the crust: Combine the flour, salt and sugar. Cut the fat(s) into the flour mixture until the fat bits resemble peas in size. One Tablespoon at a time, sprinkle the water on the flour/ fat mixture, mixing with a fork each time until combined. Roll into a ball and set aside for 15 minutes.
• As the crust is resting, prepare the filling: Beat egg and yolks until smooth. Add remaining ingredients.
• When crust is ready, roll out on a well-floured surface so the crust is 1-2 cm larger than the pie pan. Transfer the crust to the dish, folding up the edges and crimping (or using whatever crust finishing method you prefer).
• Pour filling into dish and bake for 15 minutes. Turn down to 165c and cover exposed crust with foil or crust guards and bake for an additional 25-30 minutes or until a knife, when inserted 2cm from edge, comes out clean.

PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. In medium bowl, mix flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the oil with fork until all flour is moistened. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all water is absorbed. Shape pastry into a ball. Press in bottom and up side of 9-inch glass pie plate.
• In large bowl, beat eggs slightly with wire whisk or hand beater. Beat in 1/2 cup sugar, the cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt, ginger, cloves, pumpkin and milk.
• To prevent spilling, place pastry-lined pie plate on oven rack before adding filling. Carefully pour pumpkin filling into pie plate. Bake 15 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Bake about 45 minutes longer or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Place pie on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• In chilled medium bowl, beat whipping cream and 2 tablespoons sugar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Serve pie with whipped cream. Store in refrigerator.

THE PILGRIM FATHER'S ORIGINAL PUMPKIN PIE - NORFOLK MILLION PIE

Steps:

• Place the pumpkin in a colander over a pan of boiling water and steam for about 20 minutes or until tender. Mash to a pulp and allow to cool.
• Grease and line a 10 - 12" diameter round tin with the shortcrust pastry and reserve the trimmings for decoration.
• Prick the base, line with greaseproof paper and baking beans. Bake at 375F, Gas Mark 5, 190C for about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove the beans and paper and bake for a further 5 minutes.
• Whisk the eggs and sugar together with the nutmeg, ginger and ground cinnamon.
• Fold in the mashed pumpkin, currants or raisins and 4 tablespoons of milk and pour into the pastry case.
• Roll out the pastry trimmings and cut into strips with a pastry wheel.
• Brush the strips and the pastry edges with the remaining milk and position strips in a criss-cross lattice pattern over the pie top.
• Bake at 375F, Gas Mark 5, 190C for about 30 to 40 minutes, or until filling has set.
• Cut into wedges and serve warm or cold with whipped cream.

AMERICAN PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Add the sugar gradually to the pumpkin puree. Beat well an stir in the flour, salt and spices. Stir in the corn syrup and beat well. Stir in the slightly beaten egg, then slowly add the evaporated milk, mixing until well blended. Pour the batter into the unbaked pie shell.
• Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 10 minutes then reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees F) and continue baking pie for an additional 30 minutes or until a knife inserted into the mixture comes out clean.