Pumpkin pie
This classic American pumpkin pie with warming spices is delicious with crème fraiche or ice cream.
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Total time: 1 hr 10 mins
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Serves: 8
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Skill level: Bit of effort
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Costs: Mid-price
Ingredients
You can find pumpkin puree for your pumpkin pie in most major supermarkets in the home baking aisle. It's also called 'solid pack pumpkin' and comes in a tin.
- 300g ready-made shortcrust pastry
- A little plain flour for rolling out
- 250g pumpkin purée
- 1tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2tsp ground ginger
- 1/2tsp ground nutmeg
- 100g light brown soft sugar
- 2tbsp maple syrup
- 2 large eggs
- 150ml pot single cream
- Roasted pumpkin seeds, to decorate
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan oven 160°C) or gas mark 4. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and line a 20cm tin. Prick the base, line with greaseproof paper and weigh it down with baking beans or rice. Bake for 10 mins.
- Remove paper and beans, return the pastry base to the oven for 5 mins, then remove and set aside.
- Mix the pumpkin purée with the cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, sugar and maple syrup.
- Whisk the eggs and cream together in a large bowl until evenly mixed. Whisk in the pumpkin purée mixture and pour into the pastry case.
- Bake the pumpkin pie for 30 mins or until just set in the centre. Cool and decorate with pumpkin seeds.
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Nutritional information per portion
- Calories 285(kcal)
- Fat 17.0g
- Saturates 4.0g
- Sugars 18.0g
This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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