Perfect Pumpkin Pie
2018-02-04 19:40:22
Serves 8
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Ingredients
- PASTRY
- 6 tbsp cold unsalted butter
- 6 tbsp cold vegetable shortening
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp fine salt
- 5 tbsp ice water
- FILLING
- 2 cups canned pumpkin
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 3 tbsp fancy molasses
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp fine salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/3 cups whipping cream
- 3 tbsp brandy or orange liqueur
- SPICED WHIPPED CREAM
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch nutmeg
Instructions
- PASTRY
- Freeze butter and shortening for 30 minutes. Combine flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Using a box grater, grate the butter and shortening into flour.
- Toss this mixture with your fingers to coat the fats, breaking up lumps with your fingers as you go. The dough should be a rough, crumbly texture and take on a slight yellow tone.
- Add 3 tablespoons of the water and mix with a spatula or wooden spoon to bring dough together, adding a little more water if needed. Shape dough into a disc and chill for an hour before rolling.
- PUMPKIN PIE
- Preheat oven to 400 Fahrenheit degrees.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to just under 1/4 inch thick. Dust the bottom of a 9" pie shell with flour and line with dough. Trim edges, keeping scraps to roll and cut for garnish if desired. Chill while preparing filling.
- For filling, whisk pumpkin with brown sugar, molasses, spices and salt. Whisk in eggs, then whipping cream and brandy or orange liqueur. Pour into chilled pie shell.
- Bake for 10 minutes, then lower temperature to 350 Fahrenheit degrees and bake for 20-30 minutes, until filling puffs just a little around edges but still has a bit of jiggle in centre when moved. Allow to cool to room temperature, then chill completely.
- To serve pumpkin pie war, it is recommended to bake and chill completely, then re-warm in a 300 Fahrenheit degree oven for 15 minutes before slicing.
- Serve with spiced whipped cream.
- SPIECED WHIPPED CREAM
- Whip cream with sugar and spices until medium peaks form. Dollop over the pieces of pie.
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Perfect Pumpkin Pie