Halloween Recipe #6: Pumpkin Pie
Fellow gingers, are you Pumpkin-ed out yet?
It’s only four days till Halloween and then our favourite autumnal vegetable will be a distant memory on the supermarkets shelves and we will have to make do with its relations like the butternut squash and sweet potato!
The humble pumpkin pie is by far one of the most well-known pumpkin dishes, so enjoy this classic Halloween treat!
Ingredients:
250g shortcrust pastry (ready made)
450g pumpkin flesh (diced)
125g light brown muscovado sugar
½ tsp ground ginger
½ tsp mixed spice
½ tsp cinnamon
3 eggs
150 ml single cream
How to do it:
1. Pre-heat oven to 190ºC.
2. Roll out pastry and line a deep, 8 inch flan dish. Prick the base of the pastry, cover loosely with baking paper and bake blind for 10 minutes.
3. Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add the pumpkin and cook until tender. Drain, then liquidise to a puree.
4. Put the puree into a bowl, add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
5. Pour the mixture into the pastry case and cook for 45 minutes until set.
6. Serve with ice cream, cream or custard.
By Madeleine
Full recipe by Nigella Lawson can be found here
Last updated on April 11, 2023