Homemade pumpkin pie and crust

emalee.mckinney
emalee.mckinney @cook_3292535
Ekron, Kentucky

Homemade pumpkin pie and crust

Homemade pumpkin pie and crust

Homemade pumpkin pie and crust

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Ingredients

  1. for crust:
  2. 1 1/2 cupall-purpose flour
  3. 1/4 tspsalt
  4. 1 tspsugar
  5. 8 tbspcold unsalted butter (1 stick)
  6. 5 tbspice water
  7. pumpkin pie filling
  8. 1 can15 oz pumpkin
  9. 1 can12 oz evaporated milk
  10. 3/4 cupgranulated sugar
  11. 2 tbsppumpkin spice
  12. 2 largeeggs
  13. 1whipped cream (optional)

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350° Mix flour, salt and sugar in a medium bowl

  2. 2

    Cut butter into small pieces and add to bowl. Use a pastry cutter or even a fork works to cut butter into flour mixture until butter is pea sized.

  3. 3

    Drizzle 4 tablespoons of ice water and mix just until it comes together... don't overwork the dough (use last tablespoon if needed)

  4. 4

    Shape dough to fit pie pan, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for atleast 30 minutes.

  5. 5

    Replace plastic wrap with wax paper and use pie weights, a good layer dried beans or even rice. Place in middle rack of oven for 15 minutes.

  6. 6

    Remove wax paper and weights, beans or rice and continue to bake an additional 10 minutes to achieve a good color.

  7. 7

    Allow it to cool completely before adding pie filling.

  8. 8

    To make pumpkin pie filling:

  9. 9

    Preheat oven to 425° Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin, sugar and spice. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.

  10. 10

    Pour in cooled pie crust, bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° F; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. Top with whipped cream before serving.

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