Vegan Strict Vegetarian Pumpkin Pie Food

VEGAN PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: Put the flour, sugar, vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a food processor, and pulse to combine. Add the coconut oil in small spoonfuls, and pulse until the largest pieces are pea-sized. Add 4 tablespoons ice water, and pulse until evenly combined. Squeeze a handful of the dough together; it should just hold its shape. If the mixture is too powdery, pulse in an additional 1 to 2 tablespoons ice water. Turn the dough out onto a large piece of plastic wrap, pat into a 1/2-inch-thick disc and chill for at least 1 hour up to overnight.
• To make rolling easier, let the dough soften up a bit-it should be slightly soft when pressed-at room temperature (this may take anywhere from 20 to 40 minutes depending on the temperature of your kitchen). Roll the disc into a 12-inch round on a lightly floured surface or between two pieces of floured parchment paper. If the dough gets too warm, refrigerate it to firm it up. Ease the crust into a 9-inch pie plate. Fold the overhanging dough under itself, and crimp the edge as desired. Chill for 30 minutes.
• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line the chilled pie crust with a large coffee filter or foil, and fill with pie weights. Bake until the edges are lightly golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the coffee filter or foil and weights, and continue baking until the crust is lightly golden all over, 15 to 20 minutes more. Transfer to a rack, and let cool completely.
• For the filling: Process the pumpkin puree, tofu, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a food processor until completely smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Pour the filling into the parbaked pie shell, and bake until firm and set, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool completely on a rack. Chill for at least 2 hours up to overnight. Slice and serve.

VEGAN (STRICT VEGETARIAN) PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375F.
• Blend the tofu in a food processor or with a blender until smooth and cream-like; the blending may take three or four minutes total.
• Stop the machine every once in a while to scrape large pieces of tofu down into the machine's blades.
• Add two heaping cups of cooked pumpkin and blend some more, again stopping the machine and scraping the mixture down.
• The result should be a light orange-colored paste with no lumps of tofu.
• Put the paste into a large mixing bowl and add the sugar, salt, and spices.
• Mix well and spoon it into two pie crusts; top with small bits of crust cut into shapes, if desired.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until the crusts are dark brown (but not burned).

VEGAN PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Toss the pumpkin (or squash) in a little oil on a baking tray. Roast until soft enough to squash with the back of a fork - this can take between 40 mins and 1 hr, depending on the type of pumpkin or squash you use. Set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, on a lightly floured work surface, roll out the pastry to the thickness of a £1 coin. Drape it over your rolling pin and lift into a 23cm fluted tart tin. Push the pastry into the corners of the tin using a scrap of excess pastry (you're less likely to pierce the pastry this way than using a finger). Trim the excess pastry, leaving about 1cm hanging over the edge of the tin; it will shrink as it cooks. Chill for 20 mins.
• Increase the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line the tart case with a sheet of baking parchment (scrunch it up first to make it more pliable), then fill with baking beans or dry rice. Bake for 15 mins until the sides look golden, then remove the parchment and filling. Bake for another 5-10 mins until the base looks biscuity and dry. Trim the edges with a small, serrated knife.
• Tip the roasted pumpkin (or squash), maple syrup, sugar, salt, spices, cornflour and milk into a food processor or blender and blitz until smooth. Pour through a sieve into a small pan and cook for 5 mins, stirring continuously, until thickened.
• Fill the tart case with the pumpkin filling, then return to the oven and lower the heat to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Bake for 30 mins until the filling is set when you wobble the tart tin. Cool for 20-25 mins. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm, or chill and serve within two days.

VEGAN PUMPKIN PIE AND CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F Set aside a 9" pie plate. In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour and salt. Cut in the oil, drizzling bit by bit and stirring with a fork until all of the oil is added and the flour resembles a coarse meal. Sprinkle the soy milk over the flour, 2 tablespoons at a time, and mix with your hands until you form a solid dough. Be careful not to overwork the dough or to add too much liquid. It should have a drier texture, not moist or soggy.
• Form the dough into a ball and set on a piece of wax or parchment paper. Place another piece of paper on top and roll out the dough into a circle 1-2 inches wider than the pie plate. Remove the top paper and carefully transfer the crust to the plate. Smooth out the sides, trim off extra dough, and crimp the edges of the crust. Poke all over with a fork before placing in the oven. Cook for 12-15 minutes, until the crust is golden brown. Let cool before pouring in the filling.
• To make filling, empty the silken tofu into a food processor and blend until smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until everything is well combined. Pour into the crust and smooth out the top. Bake in a 375F oven for one hour, or until a toothpick comes out almost clean. Let the pie cool for at least 30 minutes before serving.

VEGAN PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine almond milk, sugar, and arrowroot powder in a blender; blend until sugar and arrowroot are completely dissolved. Add pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and salt; blend until smooth. Pour into the pie shell. Cover edges of the pie shell with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until center is set, about 40 minutes.
• Cool pie to room temperature, about 1 hour. Refrigerate until firm, 8 hours to overnight.

VEGAN PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• To make the crust, in a medium bowl, combine flours, salt, sugar and baking powder.
• In a small bowl, mix oil and soy milk mixture.
• Pour liquid mixture into dry ingredients and mix with a fork until dough holds together in a ball.
• If it is too dry, add some water, a little at a time, until dough is moist enough to roll.
• (If time allows, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.) Roll out dough on lightly floured surfaced with a floured rolling pin, forming an 11-inch circle.
• Line a 9-inch pie pan with the dough.
• Flute or crimp the edges with your fingers or a fork.
• Cover with plastic and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Pre-heat oven to 425°F.
• To prepare the filling, in a large bowl, mix all remaining ingredients until smooth and blunted.
• Pour into prepared crust and smooth top.
• Bake 10 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350F and bake until filling is set, about 50 minutes.
• NOTE: For best results, filling must set overnight in the refrigerator, so make it the day before you want to serve it.