Pumpkin Pie

October now ~ Pumpkin month too and seeing lots of pumpkin recipes in the internet recently.  

PUMPKIN PIE

Ingredients

Pie Dough:
250g plain flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
226g unsalted butter, cut into cubes
2 egg yolks
3 tablespoons milk

Filling:
1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
110g brown sugar
2/3 cup heavy cream
7 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
6 1/2 tablespoons evaporated milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Pinch ground clove
Pinch salt
2 eggs
1 egg yolk

Directions

Make the Pie Dough: In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, sugar, and salt and mix to combine. Add the butter and continue mixing until the mixture holds together when you clump it, and there are pecan-sized lumps of butter still visible.

Meanwhile, whisk together the yolks and milk in small bowl.

Add the yolk mixture to the flour mixture and mix until a dough forms. Transfer the dough to a sheet of plastic wrap, wrap well and store in the refrigerator for several hours. (The dough will keep for several days in the fridge and several weeks in the freezer.)

On a lightly floured work surface, roll half of the dough into a 11 to 12-inch circle about 1/8 inch thick. Line the pan with the dough and crimp the edges. Chill the pie shell for about 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.

Line the pie shell with aluminum foil and fill with dried beans. Bake the shell until golden brown, about 45 minutes. Remove the foil and beans.

Meanwhile, make the Filling: Lower the oven to 160 degrees C. In a medium saucepan, mix together the pumpkin and sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until reduced and thick, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the cream, milks, vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, salt, eggs, and yolk. Pour the filling into the pie shell and bake until set, about 45 to 55 minutes. 

Cool and serve

Recipe sourced from Food Network

                             Overall , I'm quite pleased with the pumpkin filling as I can smell

                              the aroma of the spices and the pumpkin.

                        I thought I want to put a creepy ugly looking edible mice on my pie for the 
                      halloween feel....unfortunately I haven't got that ingredient to make it.. so....

                        

This post is linking to Little Thumbs Up event (Pumpkin), 

organized by Bake For Happy Kids and My Little Favourite DIY，

 hosted this month by Eileen's Diary .