American Pumpkin Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Prepare pie crust by mixing together the flour and salt. Cut shortening into flour; add cold water 1 tablespoon at a time (you may need only 3 tablespoons, or up to 4 tablespoons). Mix dough and repeat until dough is moist enough to hold together.
• With lightly floured, hands shape dough into a ball. On a lightly floured board roll dough out to about 1/8 inch thickness. With a sharp knife, cut dough 1 1/2 inch larger than the upside-down 8- to 9-inch pie pan. Gently roll the dough around the rolling pin and transfer it right-side up onto the pie pan. Unroll, easing dough into the bottom of the pie pan.
• In a large bowl, beat pumpkin with evaporated milk, eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt with an electric mixer or immersion blender. Mix well. Pour into a prepared crust. Bake 40 minutes or until when a knife is inserted 1 inch from the edge comes out clean.

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.

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.