Pumpkin Pie is the American sweet of autumn! Here is the original recipe and the 5 most common mistakes to avoid when preparing
There Pumpkin pie is the recipe that traditionally in the United States is prepared for Thanksgiving Day, but that is so good that it has now gone around the world.
As soon as the comes autumn season, here we are all ready in the kitchen to knead to bring to the table a delicious sweet that warms the heart. A real comfort food! But how do you prepare the traditional pumpkin pie?
The dough
It is not a pastry and it is not a pastry although many prepare the dough with eggs.
Actually the pie crust American is a kind of brisée dough that is made with 160 grams of flour, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 110 grams of cold butter cut into cubes, 40 ml of very cold water and 1 teaspoon of vinegar of apples.
Leave it to rest in the fridge and then spread it out.
Before going into the oven, put an hour in the freezer.
Baking in the oven is in white, in the sense that first the base is cooked only with beans on it and then the filling is added and the cooking is completed.
To cook the pumpkin pie, a round glass or ceramic dish with fairly high edges or an aluminum mold is generally used.
The stuffing
Many use the pumpkin puree in a jar. It is certainly a shortcut as well as a very tasty product, but why not use the beautiful pumpkins what we have available this season?
The best variety for this recipe is that of Chioggia.
That's enough roast it in the oven with the peel well wrapped in silver foil for about an hour and a half and then once the peel is removed the pulp is cooked with sugar and spices and the filling is prepared.
The spices
Cinnamon and ginger they must not be missing, but neither must nutmeg and cloves.
There are some pumpkin pie mixes on the market with all the spices perfectly mixed inside.
But if you don't find anything like that, don't despair. Simply dose the spices according to your tastes.
The classic American recipe
After preparing the pie crust as explained above, switch to the filling.
Bake in the oven at 200 ° for about an hour and a half a whole pumpkin for three or four kilos just private of the seeds and cut into pieces. Once soft, remove the peel and cook everything over low heat with 180 gr of cane sugar mixed with 20 gr of molasses (or maple syrup), cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg in quantities to taste.
Let the mixture cool once ready and blend it.
Add 180 ml of milk and 180 ml of fresh cream stirring with a whisk, then three eggs, one by one.
As mentioned above, roll out the dough into a buttered round baking dish and let it cool in the freezer for a while, then cook it in the oven at 180 ° for 10 minutes covered with beans and then fill it to finish cooking.
The pumpkin pie is ready when the cream solidified outside with small cracks, but it remained soft in the center.
Serve warm with the semi-whipped cream.
Browse through the tutorial that reminds you the five errors which you absolutely must not commit when preparing the pumpkin pie!
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