The Most Amazing Pumpkin Pie Recipe

The Most Amazing Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Pumpkin pie is a dessert pie with a spiced, pumpkin-based custard filling. The pumpkin is a symbol of harvest time, and pumpkin pie is generally eaten during the fall and early winter. In the United States and Canada, it is usually prepared for Thanksgiving and other occasions when pumpkin is in season.

The pie's filling ranges in color from orange to brown and is baked in a single pie shell, rarely with a top crust. The pie is generally flavored with cinnamon, powdered ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Allspice is also commonly used and can replace the clove and nutmeg, as its flavor is similar to both combined. Cardamom and vanilla are also sometimes used as batter spices. The spice mixture is called pumpkin pie spice.

The pie is often made from canned pumpkin or packaged pumpkin pie filling (spices included), mainly from varieties of Cucurbita moschata.

Pies made from pumpkins use pie pumpkins which measure about 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 centimeters) in diameter. They are considerably smaller than varieties used to carve jack o'lanterns. The flesh is cooked until soft and puréed before being blended with the other ingredients.

The pulp is mixed with eggs, evaporated or sweetened condensed milk, sugar, and a spice mixture called pumpkin pie spice, which typically includes some combination of nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, then baked in a pie shell. Similar pies are made with butternut squash or sweet potato fillings.

Why is pumpkin pie good for you?

One slice of pumpkin pie contains more than the recommended daily value of vitamin A, which benefits eyesight and the immune system. Pumpkin filling also has potassium, vitamin C and iron, which will all boost your mood.

Why is it called pumpkin pie?

Northeastern Native American tribes grew squash and pumpkins. The Native Americans brought pumpkins as gifts to the first settlers, and taught them the many uses for pumpkin. This led to serving pumpkin pie at the first Thanksgiving in America about 50 years later.

What country invented pumpkin pie?

Although pumpkin was cultivated—and pies filled with pumpkin were being made—in England at this time, they generally contained layers of sliced (sometimes fried) pumpkin, combined with sugar, spices, and apple slices and baked between two crusts.

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The Most Amazing Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Ingredients for one pumpkin pie:

1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin

1 large egg

3 egg yolks

1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

1/4 teaspoon freshly, and very finely ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/8 tsp Chinese 5-spice (or to sub: a small pinch each of ground star anise, ground cloves, and ground white pepper)

1/2 teaspoon fine salt

1/8 teaspoon white ground pepper

9-inch unbaked

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Whisk together pumpkin puree, egg yolks, and egg in a large bowl until smooth. Add sweetened condensed milk, cinnamon, ginger, salt, nutmeg, and Chinese 5-spice powder; whisk until thoroughly combined.

Fit pie crust in a 9-inch pie plate and crimp edges.

Pour filling into the pie shell and lightly tap on the work surface to release any air bubbles.

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.

Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until just set in the middle, 30 to 35 more minutes. A paring knife inserted into the filling, 1 inch from the crust, should come out clean. Allow cooling completely before serving.

Enjoy! Buen Provecho!