Traditional American pumpkin pie

Name: Traditional American pumpkin pie
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 180 g wheat flour; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 125 g butter; 1 egg yolk; 400 g Coarsely chopped pumpkins; 2 eggs; 160 g caster sugar; 1 tsp Ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ginger; 1 g salt; 2 tbsp wheat flour; 200 ml whipped cream

A long-serving American tradition is to serve up a slice of warm, tasty pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving and Halloween. With a sweet yet slightly spicy twist, it has a similar taste to gingerbread and goes down a treat. An easy oven-baked dessert, this pumpkin pie is simple and easy to make and perfect for serving to friends and family during the holiday season - or even all year round.

Ingredients

Pie crust

180 g Wheat flour
2 tbsp Caster sugar
125 g Butter
1 Egg yolk

Filling

400 g Coarsely chopped pumpkins
2 Eggs
160 g Caster sugar
1 tsp Ground cinnamon
1 tsp Ginger
1 g Salt
2 tbsp Wheat flour

To serve

200 ml Whipped cream

Instructions

Step 1

Put the flour, the sugar and the butter in a bowl and mix until it is crumbly. Add the yolk and work together to form a dough.
Press out in an oven-proof pie dish (about 24 cm in diameter).
Let it rest in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Boil the pumpkin in lightly salted water for 5-8 minutes. Drain the pumpkin using a sieve. Mix the pumpkin into a puree and let it cool slightly.
Add the eggs one at a time.