Pumpkin Pie

Name: Pumpkin Pie
Yield: One 9-inch pie
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 cup packed light-brown sugar; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin; 3 large eggs, lightly beaten, plus 1 egg for glaze; 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk; Pate Brisee (Pie Dough) (recipe follows); 1 tablespoon heavy cream; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter chilled and cut into small pieces; 1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water

Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart

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Pumpkin Pie

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For the best flavor, use a sugar pumpkin to make a homemade Pumpkin Puree. This variety of pumpkin, also known as "New England Pie" and "Sugar Pie" weighs from five to eight pounds and is known for its sweet, fine-grained flesh.

Yield: One 9-inch pie

Yield: One 9-inch pie

Ingredients

1 cup packed light-brown sugar

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin

3 large eggs, lightly beaten, plus 1 egg for glaze

1 1/2 cups evaporated milk

Pate Brisee (Pie Dough) (recipe follows)

1 tablespoon heavy cream

Pate Brisee (Pie Dough):

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter chilled and cut into small pieces

1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. In a large bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, pumpkin puree, and 3 eggs. Beat well. Add evaporated milk, and combine. Set aside.
Between two pieces of plastic wrap, roll pate brisee into a 12-inch circle. Fit pastry into a 9-inch glass pie plate; trim dough evenly along edge, leaving about a 1/2-inch overhang. Pinch to form a decorative edge. If the dough begins to soften, chill for 15 minutes.
Make the glaze: Beat the remaining egg, and combine with heavy cream. Brush glaze very lightly on edges of pie shell. Fill pie shell with pumpkin mixture. Transfer to prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking for 30 minutes more. Cool on a wire rack.

Pate Brisee (Pie Dough):

In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, salt, and sugar. Add butter, and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 8 to 10 seconds.
With machine running, add ice water in a slow, steady stream through feed tube. Pulse until dough holds together without being wet or sticky; be careful not to process more than 30 seconds. To test, squeeze a small amount together: If it is crumbly, add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
Divide dough into two equal balls. Flatten each ball into a disc and wrap in plastic. Transfer to the refrigerator and chill at least 1 hour. Dough may be stored, frozen, up to 1 month.
Yield: Makes 1 double-crust or 2 single-crust 9- to 10-inch pies