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Featured Recipes
PUMPKIN PIE WITH SHORTBREAD CRUST
(From
Issue 33; November 2010)
Makes one 9-inch pie
Filling:
- 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- Press-In Shortbread Pie Crust
- Whipped cream, for serving (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Whisk together pumpkin,
heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, ginger, allspice,
and eggs in a large bowl. Pour filling into prepared piecrust.
- Place dish on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, rotating
halfway through, until filling is just set and slightly puffed
but still a bit wobbly, 65 to 70 minutes. Transfer to a wire
rack, and let cool completely. Refrigerate, uncovered, for at
least 6 hours. (Pie can be refrigerated for up to 2 days.) Serve
chilled, topped with whipped cream if desired.
Crust:
Makes one 9-inch crust
- 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
Directions
- Stir together butter and sugar in a medium bowl.
Stir in yolk. Add flour and salt, and stir until mixture
is dry and crumbly. Press dough into bottom and up sides
of a 9-inch pie dish. Freeze until firm, about 20
minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Bake, rotating halfway through, just until crust
turns golden brown, 20 to 22 minutes. Let cool in dish
on a wire rack.
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