This is my first attempt in making and eating a pumpkin pie. I am telling you, this is a must try pie atleast once in a life time. it is too good to resist. I am sure everyone who eats this will love it for sure.
I am in a whole thanskgiving mood and cooking up a storm for this thanksgiving. I am trying to cover as much recipe as i can and this was my first recipe on the list.
Recipes for Thanksgiving:
Pecan Pie
Cranberry Sauce
Turkey Gravy
Chicken and Leek PIe
Pear Cherry Crumble
Mango Crumble
Apple Pie
Pineapple Pie
Banoffee Pie
Apple Galette
Apple Crumble
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
Ingredients
- 1 batch Basic Shortcrust Pastry -
- For Filling:
- Sugar - 3/4 cup
- Salt - 1/2 tsp
- Eggs - 2
- Cinnamon Powder - 1 tsp
- Cloves Powder - 1/4 tsp
- Ginger Powder - 1/2 tsp
- Milk or Cream - 1 cup
- Pumpkin Puree - 1 3/4 cup
- My 1 cup measures 240 ml
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220 degree C / 425 degree F..
- Start by making the pie crust and chill it for atleast 30 mins. Now roll it between two sheets of plastic wrap and line a pie plate, slice of the excess and pop this in fridge till needed.
- Mix all ingredients given for filling and pour it into the pie pan.
- Bake this for 15 mins, then reduce the temparature to 180 degree C / 350 degree C and bake for 40 to 45 mins.
- Remove it and set aside for 30 mins to cool down.
- Now pop it in fridge for a good 2 hours before slicing.
- Slice and serve.
Pictorial:
This is your basic pie crust. FOLLOW THIS RECIPE |
take the dough out and place it between two sheets of plastic wrap |
roll it out between the plastic sheet, this helps in easy rolling |
place the tart pan over it, the rolled pastry should be bigger than the tart pan |
Remove the top layer of plastic wrap, and invert the pastry over the tart, using the help of cling wrap |
dont strech the pastry..just line the tart pan slowly.. |
once it is line.. |
remove the plastic wrap.. |
cut off the excess pastry |
now this is one beautifully lined pie plate. pop this in fridge
for few hours
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take ingredients for filling |
Take two eggs in a bowl |
add sugar |
add pumpkin puree |
add spices and salt |
add milk or cream |
mix well |
take pie plate from fridge |
pour the filling in |
bake till done |
remove from oven and let it cool |
chill for few hours |
Slice and serve |
Nice Blog… Thank you for sharing this information..
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