Perfect Classic Pumpkin Pie
Finally, it’s time for pumpkin pie! Not that we can’t enjoy it at any other time of the year, but when the air is crisp and the leaves are turning red, it is time to fill the house with the sweet smell of a traditional pumpkin pie baking away in the oven.
Every year I try a different recipe and normally I am pretty happy with all of them, just for a change. This time I tried Anna Olson’s Perfect Pumpkin Pie and literally, is to die for! She is a master of desserts, pies, and cakes, check it out
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The crust is firm and flaky, not too sweet, doesn’t overpower the pumpkin filling, which is definitely the star. It is just a traditional Thanksgiving pumpkin pie with the twist of adding some
orange liqueur.
This pie filling is essentially a pumpkin custard. High heat will let it set, and the reduced heat will cook it. The result is a silky, melt in your mouth filling, rich and soothing but subtle enough to get you ready for a second.
Perfection! That’s the pie you should be baking for Thanksgiving this year! The traditional, elegant and classic Pumpkin Pie! Anna Olson suggestion is to serve it with a Spiced Whipped Cream, as you will see below.
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I decided to skip the orange zest and the spicy whipped cream since my family is not too adventurous to changes in a pumpkin pie. But I am sure it would taste great!
Perfect Classic Pumpkin Pie
8 portions
Pastry
⅓ cup cold unsalted butter
⅓ cup cold vegetable shortening
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon fine salt
4 to 5 tbsp ice water
Filling
2 cups canned pumpkin (500 mL)
¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
3 tablespoons fancy molasses
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon fine salt
3 large eggs
1 ⅓ cups whipping cream
3 tablespoons brandy or orange liqueur
Spiced Whipped Cream
1 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons sugar
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
pinch nutmeg
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For 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 Tbsp of the water and mix with a spatula or wooden spoon to bring the dough together, adding a little more water if needed. Shape dough into a disc and chill for an hour before rolling.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to just under ¼-inch thick. Dust the bottom of a
9-inch pie pan with flour and line with dough. Trim edges, keeping scraps to roll and cut for garnish, if desired. Chill while preparing the filling.
For filling, whisk pumpkin with brown sugar, molasses spices, and salt. Add the eggs, whipping cream and brandy or orange liqueur. Pour into chilled pie shell.
Bake for 10 minutes, then lower temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until filling puffs just a little around edges but still has a bit of jiggle in the center when moved. Allow to cool to room temperature, then chill completely.
Spiced Whipped Cream
1. Whip cream with sugar and spices until medium peaks form.
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Yummy! This pie looks delicious! One of the reasons I love the fall season is cause of pumpkin pie (and all the other fall desserts hehe).
yes, nothing goes better with fall than pumpkin pie!
Yummy! This pie looks delicious! One of the reasons I love the fall season is cause of pumpkin pie (and all the other fall desserts hehe).
yes, nothing goes better with fall than pumpkin pie!
Yum, sounds just like the pumpkin pie my mum used to make:)
that’ same compliment! thanks!
well, probably it will not be as good, since anything our moms have cooked for us has a special taste. But, yes, it is decadent and super tasty!
Yum, sounds just like the pumpkin pie my mum used to make:)
that’ same compliment! thanks!
well, probably it will not be as good, since anything our moms have cooked for us has a special taste. But, yes, it is decadent and super tasty!
I have never made a pumpkin pie, but my children love pumpkin pies. Thanks for sharing this recipe at the moment when there is so much pumpkin everywhere. I shall give it a try! Best wishes!
I have never made a pumpkin pie, but my children love pumpkin pies. Thanks for sharing this recipe at the moment when there is so much pumpkin everywhere. I shall give it a try! Best wishes!
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