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Pumpkin Pie

🇺🇸 United States

Servings: 8 Prep: 60 minutes Cook: 60 minutes Total: 120 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, diced
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1½ cups pumpkin flesh, diced
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1½ oz molasses
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • â…“ cup sour cream (or creme fraiche)
  • 2 oz hazelnuts or almonds, ground

Steps

  1. In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and salt.
  2. Add diced butter and work it into the flour mixture until crumbly.
  3. Add the egg yolk and water, and mix until a smooth dough forms.
  4. Wrap the dough and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  5. Roll out the dough and line a pie dish with it, then chill again while preparing the filling.
  6. Melt butter in a pan and cook the diced pumpkin until soft.
  7. Puree the cooked pumpkin until smooth.
  8. In a bowl, whisk eggs with brown sugar and molasses.
  9. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt, and vanilla extract to the egg mixture.
  10. Stir in the evaporated milk and sour cream.
  11. Combine the pumpkin puree with the egg mixture until smooth.
  12. Sprinkle the ground hazelnuts or almonds over the bottom of the pie crust.
  13. Pour the pumpkin filling into the crust.
  14. Bake in a preheated oven until the filling is set, about 50-60 minutes.
  15. Let the pie cool completely before serving.

Source: www.196flavors.com